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Arizona Governor

In the 2006 Arizona Governor race, Janet Napolitano (D) won by about 27 points.

Actual result
D+27.1
Final polls said
D+22.1
7 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
Dem

"Final polls" = the last ~3 weeks; the prediction is walk-forward. How this is scored →

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+28.00.9✓
2Northern Arizona University Social Research LaboratoryD+33.05.9✓
3Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)D+21.06.1✓
4Behavior Research Center (Rocky Mountain Poll)D+34.06.9✓
5SurveyUSAD+19.08.1✓
6YouGovD+16.011.1✓
7Arizona State University Morrison Institute for Public PolicyD+43.015.9✓
8Zogby AnalyticsD+8.618.5✓

The polls behind it

13 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
SurveyUSA2006-11-018
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy2006-11-011
YouGov2006-10-3111
Zogby Analytics2006-10-2519
Arizona State University Morrison Institute for Public Policy2006-10-2116

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2006 Arizona Governor race?

Janet Napolitano (D) won, by about 27.1 points (D+27.1).

When was the 2006 Arizona Governor election held?

It was held in November 2006.

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