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California Senate

In the 2000 California Senate race, Dianne Feinstein (D) won by about 19 points.

Actual result
D+19.3
Final polls said
D+15.6
7 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
Dem

"Final polls" = the last ~3 weeks; the prediction is walk-forward. How this is scored →

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
1Field Research Corp. (Field Poll)D+20.00.7✓
2Public Policy Institute of CaliforniaD+17.02.3✓
3Los Angeles TimesD+25.05.7✓
4Zogby AnalyticsD+13.06.3✓
5Harris Insights & AnalyticsD+12.07.3✓
6SurveyUSAD+12.07.3✓
7Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)D+10.09.3✓

The polls behind it

10 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Harris Insights & Analytics2000-11-037
SurveyUSA2000-10-317
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2000-10-299
Field Research Corp. (Field Poll)2000-10-291
Los Angeles Times2000-10-216

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2000 California Senate race?

Dianne Feinstein (D) won, by about 19.3 points (D+19.3).

When was the 2000 California Senate election held?

It was held in November 2000.

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