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Toss-up · 2009 House

New York House

In the 2009 New York House race, Scott Murphy (D) won by less than a point.

Actual result
D+0.9
Final polls said
R+2.3
3 late polls · ✗
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
1Siena CollegeD+4.03.1
2Benenson Strategy GroupR+7.07.9
3Public Opinion StrategiesR+21.021.9

The polls behind it

5 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Siena College2009-03-253
Siena College2009-03-095
Benenson Strategy Group2009-02-248
Siena College2009-02-1813
Public Opinion Strategies2009-02-0322

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2009 New York House race?

Scott Murphy (D) won, by about 0.9 points (D+0.9).

When was the 2009 New York House election held?

It was held in November 2009.

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