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If you've voted and wondering when President Obama and GOP presidential Mitt Romney will know their fate, you have to wait at least three more hours as polls across the country begin to close.

All times are for the Eastern Time Zone.

At 7 p.m., polls close in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia.

Virginia's 13 electoral votes could easily go either way, but the president has a razor thin, insignificant lead over Romney. In 2008, the president beat his challenger by six points.

At 7:30 p.m., North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia begin to close their polling stations.

Ohio's 18 electoral votes are all too important for President Obama and GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Romney must win, according to history, Ohio to secure his place in the White House on Nov. 6.

According to RealClear Politics' average of polls, Obama is leading Romney by nearly three percent.

At 8 p.m., polls close in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Washington, D.C.

Florida's 29 electoral votes are also crucial for both candidates. Romney leads Obama by 1.5 points.

Obama leads for New Hampshire's four electoral votes by two points.

Polls close in Arkansas close at 8:30 p.m.

Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming's polling station will close at 9 p.m.

Colorado has nine electoral votes to offer and Obama leads there as well by 1.5 points.

In Wisconsin, a new Public Policy Polling survey found that Obama leads Romney 51 percent to 48 percent. This three point advantage is up from two points based on the same poll three weeks ago. Mason-Dixon, NBC/WSJ/Marist and Marquette University polls all have Obama up by an average of three points. Rasmussen Reports latest tracking poll shows that 49 percent of likely voters in Wisconsin appear to give both candidates the state's 10 electoral votes.

At 10 p.m., polls close in Iowa, Montana, Nevada and Utah.

In Iowa, there are six electoral votes up for grabs and Obama leads his challenger by 2.4 points.

The president and the first lady ended their campaigning in Iowa last night.

"I've come back to Iowa one more time to ask for your vote," Obama said. "I came back to ask you to help us finish what we've started. Because this is where our movement for change began. Right here. Right here."

In Nevada, the president is up by nearly three points.

Polls close in California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon and Washington state at 11 p.m. and at 1 a.m. Alaska closes its polls.

It is important to know that if you are in line before the polling station closes, you are eligible to cast a ballot and cannot beturned away.

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