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New Hampshire Governor

In the 2002 New Hampshire Governor race, Craig Benson (R) won by about 20 points.

Actual result
R+20.4
Final polls said
R+15.7
9 late polls · ✓
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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
1Becker InstituteR+20.00.4✓
2American Research GroupR+15.05.4✓
3University of New Hampshire Survey CenterR+14.06.4✓
4Franklin Pierce University Marlin Fitzwater Center for CommunicationR+8.012.4✓
5Bannon Communications ResearchR+8.012.4✓

The polls behind it

13 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
American Research Group2002-11-025
University of New Hampshire Survey Center2002-11-016
Franklin Pierce University Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication2002-10-2912
American Research Group2002-10-294
University of New Hampshire Survey Center2002-10-268

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2002 New Hampshire Governor race?

Craig Benson (R) won, by about 20.4 points (R+20.4).

When was the 2002 New Hampshire Governor election held?

It was held in November 2002.

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