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Minnesota House

In the 2008 Minnesota House race, Erik Paulsen (R) won by about 8 points.

Actual result
R+7.6
Final polls said
R+3.0
2 late polls · ✓
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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
1SurveyUSAR+5.02.6✓
2Normington, Petts & AssociatesD+5.012.6✗

The polls behind it

4 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
SurveyUSA2008-10-293
SurveyUSA2008-10-267
SurveyUSA2008-10-0611
Normington, Petts & Associates2008-09-2913

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2008 Minnesota House race?

Erik Paulsen (R) won, by about 7.6 points (R+7.6).

When was the 2008 Minnesota House election held?

It was held in November 2008.

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