Midterm election day continues in the United States without too much drama. All the talk of false flags and martial law on election day hasn’t taken place and the polling disruptions have been minimal and certainly not widespread.
Here’s the schedule for when the polls close across the US. States that span two time zones close in stages, so the early calls in Indiana and Kentucky will only reflect partial results until the rest of each state closes an hour later.
- 6:00 pm: Indiana, Kentucky (eastern portions)
- 7:00 pm: Georgia, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, most of Florida and New Hampshire
- 7:30 pm: North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia
- 8:00 pm: 21 states plus DC
- 9:00 pm: Arizona, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Wisconsin and more
- 10:00 pm: Nevada, Montana, Utah
- 11:00 pm: California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho
- 12:00 am: Hawaii, Alaska
The early East Coast closes will give the first read on the night. The main focus for markets is House and Senate control and what that means for the fiscal outlook. Many West Coast House races won’t be decided for days, and California in particular counts slowly. So if the House is close, don’t expect a clean answer before the European session.
Prediction markets show Democrats with a 73% chance of controlling the Senate and a 93% chance of controlling the House. Movement on that so far today has been light even as registered voting pattern numbers roll in.
US stock markets have faded some earlier gains and the S&P 500 is up 24 points, or 0.3%.
This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.