Dixville Notch casts first ballots on 2016 Election Day
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After a long and contentious campaign, polls opened at 6 a.m. on the East Coast Tuesday in states like Connecticut, eastern Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, and Virginia, with other states beginning voting at 6:30 or 7 a.m. More than 46 million people have already voted, and three small towns in New Hampshire have already tallied their Election Day votes — Dixville Notch and Hart's Location voted for Hillary Clinton, while Millsfield's lopsided Donald Trump win gave Trump an overall 32-25 edge. Here's a handy list of poll opening and closing times across the country.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.