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Toss-up · 2002 Senate

Montana Senate

In the 2002 Montana Senate race, Max Baucus (D) won by about 31 points.

Actual result
D+31.0
Final polls said
D+31.0
1 late poll · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
Winner
Dem

"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
1Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyD+31.00.0
2Montana State University BillingsD+33.02.0

The polls behind it

3 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy2002-10-230
Montana State University Billings2002-10-122
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy2002-09-2512

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2002 Montana Senate race?

Max Baucus (D) won, by about 31.0 points (D+31.0).

When was the 2002 Montana Senate election held?

It was held in November 2002.

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