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Washington Senate

In the 2000 Washington Senate race, Maria Cantwell (D) won by less than a point.

Actual result
D+0.1
Final polls said
R+1.9
10 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
1Harris Insights & AnalyticsR+2.02.1✗
2SurveyUSAR+2.02.1✗
3Elway ResearchR+3.03.1✗
4Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)R+4.04.1✗
5EMC ResearchR+4.04.1✗
6Zogby AnalyticsD+5.04.9✓
7Mellman GroupD+5.04.9✓

The polls behind it

14 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2000-11-054
Zogby Analytics2000-11-055
Harris Insights & Analytics2000-11-032
Zogby Analytics2000-11-022
SurveyUSA2000-10-312

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2000 Washington Senate race?

Maria Cantwell (D) won, by about 0.1 points (D+0.1).

When was the 2000 Washington Senate election held?

It was held in November 2000.

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