will we know by 1:00 AM eastern

[jdl22]

Polls close in Hawai'i at 8:00 local time. That's 1:00 AM on the East Coast and 5 hours after polls close in Eastern states at 8:00. Will the networks have predicted the election winner by then?

[Dynasty]

I heard on TV that the polls in Hawaii will close at 11:00pm EST (6:00 Hawaii time). But, I've only heard that once.

[jdl22]

Wow that's amazing and true. I just looked it up here (http://www.state.hi.us/elections/votehi.html) and it's correct. I'm quite surprised about that because pretty much everywhere else it's at 8:00.

[LaggyLou]

We may well know by 9:00 p.m. Keep your eyes on NH, NJ and VA returns. They should be telling.

[InchoateHand]

Brother Jeb may not be able to steal this one.

[ACPlayer]

Watch Ohio. Who wins Ohio wins the white house. We should know by 2 hours after Ohio closes.

On a pick em basis, the bet is that Bush will win Ohio and the White House.