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Alabama Senate

In the 2002 Alabama Senate race, Jeff Sessions (R) won by about 19 points.

Actual result
R+18.8
Final polls said
R+32.5
2 late polls · ✓
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Winner
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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
1Lake Research PartnersR+8.010.8✓
2University of South Alabama Polling GroupR+30.011.3✓
3University of Alabama at BirminghamR+35.016.3✓

The polls behind it

4 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
University of Alabama at Birmingham2002-10-3016
University of South Alabama Polling Group2002-10-2311
University of Alabama at Birmingham2002-09-119
Lake Research Partners2002-09-0911

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2002 Alabama Senate race?

Jeff Sessions (R) won, by about 18.8 points (R+18.8).

When was the 2002 Alabama Senate election held?

It was held in November 2002.

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