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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Joan E Greve

When do polls close today? An hour-by-hour election guide

Blue-and-red graphic illustration of clock ticking with I Voted stickers.
Tens of millions of people will cast ballots in person on election day. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images

After a historic US election cycle that saw the incumbent president step down from his party’s ticket and two assassination attempts against the Republican presidential nominee, voters are (finally) casting their ballots.

Tens of millions of Americans will have already voted by the time that polls close on 5 November, but tens of millions more will cast ballots in person on election day. In 2020, more than 150 million Americans voted in the presidential race, as turnout hit its highest level since 1992.

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