Which state gets called quickest... FL or NC?

[Godhumor]

Both should be called within the first hour, of not the first few minutes.

I'm going with Florida first and approximately 20 minutes after polls close.

Edit to clarify: Quick in terms of how quickly after their voting closes (Has been pointed out Florida will close later than NC).

[Treant]

1. Florida!

As soon as the first batch of votes come in, if not even sooner.

North Carolina should wait for the first Research Triangle batch, and may delay if those are leaning more Sanders than expected. Figure within the first hour, though.

[livetohike]

2. Florida n/t

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[BooScout]

3. North Carolina

The panhandle of Florida is in the central time zone so NC will probably be called first.

[riversedge]

10. you are right. I posted below the times. but NC is 7:30 ET

[MSMITH33156]

4. Florida will be called right

at 8PM EST.

North Carolina will probably be called first, but not immediately.

[vdogg]

5. Florida definitely.

It'll be quick and margins will be huge judging by the earlyrics voting patterns.

[riversedge]

6. Florida always seems to have problems. Just saying

[Lucinda]

8. I've already seen two posts about Florida machine problems today...

Hopefully they will be quickly sorted out...

[kydo]

7. ok tech NC

remember 2000 and what caused some of the confusion was that we have two time zones. So NC will call first probably within the first 5-7 mins. FL when all the polls close 5 mins tops... I hope.

[riversedge]

9. North Carolina: Polls close 7:30 pm Eastern--and Florida-- (10 counties have polls closing at 8 pm

Policy & Politics

Poll closing times for Florida, Ohio, Illinois, and other states in Tuesday’s primary election

Updated by Libby Nelson on March 15, 2016, 8:55 a.m. ET @libbyanelson
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Voters go to the polls in five states today. Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images

Voters in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio go to the polls today to vote in the Republican and Democratic primaries. Because those five states together contain nearly 20 percent of the US population, and because they're rich in delegates, today has been dubbed the second Super Tuesday of the 2016 campaign.

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North Carolina: Polls close 7:30 pm Eastern

Republican delegates at stake: 72 (need 1,237 to win nomination), awarded proportionally

Democratic delegates at stake: 107 (need 2,383 to win nomination), awarded proportionally
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Ohio: Polls close 7:30 pm Eastern

Republican delegates at stake: 66 (1,237 to win nomination), winner-take-all

Democratic delegates at stake: 143 (2,383 to win nomination), awarded proportionally

Republican outlook: Governor John Kasich is gaining on Trump in Kasich's home state. The latest polling average has Kasich pulling slightly ahead.

Democratic outlook: Clinton is leading in the polls, but by a narrow margin, and Sanders won an upset victory in Michigan — a state that's demographically similar — last week.
Florida: Most polls close 7 pm Eastern (10 counties have polls closing at 8 pm Eastern / 7 pm local time)

Republican delegates at stake: 99 (need 1,237 to win nomination), winner-take-all

Democratic delegates at stake: 214 (need 2,383 to win nomination), awarded proportionally...........................................



Policy & Politics

Poll closing times for Florida, Ohio, Illinois, and other states in Tuesday’s primary election

Updated by Libby Nelson on March 15, 2016, 8:55 a.m. ET @libbyanelson
Tweet Share (58) +
Voters go to the polls in five states today. Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images

Voters in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio go to the polls today to vote in the Republican and Democratic primaries. Because those five states together contain nearly 20 percent of the US population, and because they're rich in delegates, today has been dubbed the second Super Tuesday of the 2016 campaign.

Results will start coming in after polls close at 7 pm. Tonight's Republican primaries include the first winner-take-all states, where candidates who win get all of the states' delegates rather than a number based on the proportion of the vote they received. This means winning Illinois, Florida, and Ohio is a really big deal.

North Carolina: Polls close 7:30 pm Eastern
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Democratic outlook: Recent polls have Clinton up by a comfortable margin of more than 20 points over Sander


Ohio: Polls close 7:30 pm Eastern

Republican delegates at stake: 66 (1,237 to win nomination), winner-take-all

Democratic delegates at stake: 143 (2,383 to win nomination), awarded proportionally
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Florida: Most polls close 7 pm Eastern (10 counties have polls closing at 8 pm Eastern / 7 pm local time)

Republican delegates at stake: 99 (need 1,237 to win nomination), winner-take-all

Democratic delegates at stake: 214 (need 2,383 to win nomination), awarded proportionally

[Thinkingabout]

11. Ohio may not be called early but I will be watching the afternoon.