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Missouri President

In the 2008 Missouri President race, John McCain (R) won by less than a point.

Actual result
R+0.1
Final polls said
D+0.3
18 late polls · ✗
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
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"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
1Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)EVEN0.1✗
2Zogby AnalyticsEVEN0.1✗
3SurveyUSAEVEN0.1✗
4Public Policy PollingEVEN0.1✗
5American Research GroupEVEN0.1✗
6Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyR+1.00.9✓
7Suffolk UniversityR+1.00.9✓
8YouGovR+2.01.9✓
9Big VillageR+2.01.9✓
10InsiderAdvantageR+3.02.9✓

The polls behind it

31 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2008-11-020
Zogby Analytics2008-11-020
SurveyUSA2008-11-010
Zogby Analytics2008-11-012
Public Policy Polling2008-11-010

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2008 Missouri President race?

John McCain (R) won, by about 0.1 points (R+0.1).

When was the 2008 Missouri President election held?

It was held in November 2008.

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