Actual result
R+10.1
Final polls said
R+6.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
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Winner
Rep
"Final polls said" averages polls from the last ~3 weeks — the call right before the vote, and how pollsters are rated. The model's prediction is walk-forward (trained only on earlier races).
Final rankings
How everyone who called this race did, ranked — VotePredictor shown inline (★).
Pollsters — each pollster's final poll vs the result
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports) | R+6.0 | 4.1 | ✓ |
| 2 | Minnesota State University Moorhead Public Affairs Institute | D+6.0 | 16.1 | ✗ |
Polls (2)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports) | 2000-10-21 | 1258 | R+6.0 | 4 |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead Public Affairs Institute | 2000-10-04 | 586 | D+6.0 | 16 |