So why does it say 6 PM on the Web?
donno, but see here
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2023-elections/kentucky-governor-results
I think half of KY is on Eastern time and half on Central; there is a 6 pm closing in both halves which translates to 7 pm in the Central time part.
Part of the state is on central time. The reast is eastern.