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Washington Governor

In the 2000 Washington Governor race, Gary Locke (D) won by about 19 points.

Actual result
D+18.7
Final polls said
D+19.3
4 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
Dem

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Final rankings

How everyone who called this race did, ranked — VotePredictor Elections shown inline (★).

Pollsters — each pollster's final poll vs the result

#PollsterFinal callMissCalled
1SurveyUSAD+15.03.7✓
2EMC ResearchD+24.05.3✓
3Harris Insights & AnalyticsD+13.05.7✓
4Elway ResearchD+25.06.3✓

The polls behind it

7 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Harris Insights & Analytics2000-11-036
SurveyUSA2000-10-314
EMC Research2000-10-215
Elway Research2000-10-196
SurveyUSA2000-10-013

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2000 Washington Governor race?

Gary Locke (D) won, by about 18.7 points (D+18.7).

When was the 2000 Washington Governor election held?

It was held in November 2000.

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