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Rhode Island Governor

In the 2002 Rhode Island Governor race, Donald Carcieri (R) won by about 10 points.

Actual result
R+9.5
Final polls said
D+0.4
5 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
1SurveyUSAR+3.06.5
2Fleming & AssociatesR+3.06.5
3Brown University A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and PolicyD+7.016.5

The polls behind it

7 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
SurveyUSA2002-10-297
Fleming & Associates2002-10-287
SurveyUSA2002-10-228
Brown University A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy2002-10-2017
SurveyUSA2002-10-1513

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2002 Rhode Island Governor race?

Donald Carcieri (R) won, by about 9.5 points (R+9.5).

When was the 2002 Rhode Island Governor election held?

It was held in November 2002.

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