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Toss-up · 2008 Senate

Colorado Senate

In the 2008 Colorado Senate race, Mark Udall (D) won by about 10 points.

Actual result
D+10.3
Final polls said
D+10.9
10 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
1Big VillageD+10.00.3✓
2Suffolk UniversityD+11.00.7✓
3Harstad Strategic ResearchD+11.00.7✓
4GfK GroupD+12.01.7✓
5Garin-Hart-Yang Research GroupD+12.01.7✓
6Public Opinion StrategiesD+13.02.7✓
7Behavior Research Center (Rocky Mountain Poll)D+13.02.7✓
8Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)D+7.03.3✓
9Ciruli AssociatesD+7.03.3✓
10Quinnipiac UniversityD+14.03.7✓
11Public Policy PollingD+15.04.7✓
12YouGovD+15.04.7✓
13FTI ConsultingD+15.04.7✓
14Hill Research ConsultantsD+5.05.3✓
15Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyD+4.06.3✓

The polls behind it

22 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Public Policy Polling2008-10-295
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy2008-10-286
YouGov2008-10-255
Big Village2008-10-250
FTI Consulting2008-10-255

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2008 Colorado Senate race?

Mark Udall (D) won, by about 10.3 points (D+10.3).

When was the 2008 Colorado Senate election held?

It was held in November 2008.

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