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Polls Close Time 2012; Exit Poll Results At 5 PM

Preliminary exit poll results will be released after 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Poll closing times in the country begin as early as 6 p.m. on Tuesday and go as late as 1 a.m. on Wednesday. Colorado, California, Alaska, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Indiana and more.

Exit Polls 2012: Electoral Votes Closely Watched In Midst Of Tight Election

Exit poll results will start coming in as early as 5 p.m, reports suggest, and they might give an indication as too who will win the 2012 presidency, especially since the candidates are tied or separating by one point in most poll results. Based on party affiliation of the voters, more democrats have voted in Ohio, Florida, North Carolina and Iowa.