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Toss-up · 2002 Senate

Kentucky Senate

In the 2002 Kentucky Senate race, Mitch McConnell (R) won by about 29 points.

Actual result
R+29.4
Final polls said
R+36.0
2 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
Winner
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"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+37.07.6

The polls behind it

3 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
SurveyUSA2002-10-298
SurveyUSA2002-10-156
SurveyUSA2002-10-011

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2002 Kentucky Senate race?

Mitch McConnell (R) won, by about 29.4 points (R+29.4).

When was the 2002 Kentucky Senate election held?

It was held in November 2002.

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