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Rhode Island Senate

In the 2000 Rhode Island Senate race, Lincoln Chafee (R) won by about 16 points.

Actual result
R+15.7
Final polls said
R+22.3
3 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
Winner
Rep

"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

#PollsterFinal callMissCalled
1Fleming & AssociatesR+16.00.3
2Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)R+17.01.3
3Brown University A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and PolicyR+24.08.3
4SurveyUSAR+26.010.3

The polls behind it

4 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
SurveyUSA2000-10-2910
Brown University A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy2000-10-218
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2000-10-191
Fleming & Associates2000-10-120

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2000 Rhode Island Senate race?

Lincoln Chafee (R) won, by about 15.7 points (R+15.7).

When was the 2000 Rhode Island Senate election held?

It was held in November 2000.

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