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Toss-up · 2000 Senate
New York Senate
In the 2000 New York Senate race, Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) won by about 12 points.
Actual result
D+12.0
Final polls said
D+4.4
19 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
Dem
"Final polls said" averages polls from the last ~3 weeks — the call right before the vote, and how pollsters are rated. VotePredictor Elections' prediction is walk-forward (trained only on earlier races).
Final rankings
How everyone who called this race did, ranked — VotePredictor Elections shown inline (★).
Pollsters — each pollster's final poll vs the result
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinnipiac University | D+12.0 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 2 | Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports) | D+8.0 | 4.0 | ✓ |
| 3 | CBS News/The New York Times | D+8.0 | 4.0 | ✓ |
| 4 | Blum & Weprin Associates | D+7.0 | 5.0 | ✓ |
| 5 | SurveyUSA | D+6.0 | 6.0 | ✓ |
| 6 | Harris Insights & Analytics | D+5.0 | 7.0 | ✓ |
| 7 | Marist College | D+4.0 | 8.0 | ✓ |
| 8 | Zogby Analytics | D+3.0 | 9.0 | ✓ |
| 9 | Princeton Survey Research Associates International | D+1.0 | 11.0 | ✓ |
The polls behind it
36 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
Zogby Analytics2000-11-059
Marist College2000-11-048
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2000-11-044
Harris Insights & Analytics2000-11-037
Quinnipiac University2000-11-030
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2000 New York Senate race?
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) won, by about 12.0 points (D+12.0).
When was the 2000 New York Senate election held?
It was held in November 2000.
Which party matches you?
These candidates split on taxes, health care, guns, and abortion. See where you land — and which members of Congress actually vote like you.