Midterm elections: results as they come in, hour by hour and state by state, throughout the night in Italy

After months of a hard-fought election campaign, the time has come to vote to renew Congress, and all eyes are on the results to see the outcome of what is regarded as a referendum on Donald Trump.
Below, state by state and according to time zones, is when polling stations will close during the night in Italy.
* MIDNIGHT – Polls close in parts of Kentucky and Indiana.
* 1.00 AM ON WEDNESDAY – DECISIVE RUNOFFS IN GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA: it’s time for Democrat Jon Ossoff in Georgia and Republican Darlene Graham in South Carolina. Both are running for the Senate. Polling stations also close in Vermont and Virginia. At 1.00 am, they also close in parts of Florida and New Hampshire.
* 1.30 am – It’s the turn of North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.
* 2.00 – TIME FOR MAINE, MICHIGAN AND TEXAS: Polls have closed in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas. In the latter state, the key contest is between the Republican Ken Paxton and the Democrat James Talarico for the Senate, the outcome of which will also be influenced by the races in Maine and Michigan. * 2.30 – Polls close in Arkansas.
* 3.00 – Polls close in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
* 4.00 – Vote counting begins in Idaho, Montana and Utah.
* 5.00 – THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA: Polls in the State of Washington and in California, where voters are called upon to elect the governor and decide whether or not to approve the tax on the super-rich.
* 6.00 – Hawaii and Alaska will be the last to close.