Voters will be closely watching the seven particular battleground states on election night. Those states have 93 electoral votes in play.
Georgia
In Georgia, the polls open at 7 a.m. Eastern Time and close at 7 p.m. In 2020, the first results were announced at 7:20 p.m.
However, it took 16 days for The Associated Press to declare Joe Biden the winner by about 11,700 votes.
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North Carolina
In North Carolina, polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.
In 2020, the first results were made public at 7:42 p.m, but it was 10 days later when the AP announced that Donald Trump had won.
Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. The first results in 2020 were announced just minutes later at 8:09 p.m.
The Associated Press proclaimed Joe Biden the winner of Pennsylvania on Saturday, Nov. 7. Later, the national news networks began declaring Biden the winner of the election and calling him the president-elect.
Michigan
In Michigan, polls open at 7 a.m. Eastern Time. Some polls close at 8 p.m., others at 9 p.m.
In 2020, the AP began releasing results in Michigan at 8:08 p.m., eight minutes after polls closed in some locations. It took an extra day for the AP to declare Biden the winner.
Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, polls open at 7 a.m. Central Time and close at 8 p.m. In 2020, the AP began announcing results seven minutes after the polls closed. It declared Biden the winner on the afternoon of Wednesday Nov. 4.
Arizona
Out west in Arizona, polls open at 6 a.m. local time and close at 7 p.m. in the state. According to PBS, Arizona doesn’t release votes until all the precincts have reported or one hour after the polls close.
In 2020, the AP reported the first results about one hour after the polls closed and declared Biden the winner early the next day.
Nevada
In Nevada, polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. local time. Back in 2020, the first results came out about two hours after the polls had closed. It took until Saturday, Nov. 7, to announce Biden as the winner.
The bottom line is, in almost all of the battleground states it took lots of time, days even, to declare a winner. With this election seemingly very tight as well, Americans might not know who won for quite some time.
