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Toss-up · 2010 Governor

Massachusetts Governor

In the 2010 Massachusetts Governor race, Deval Patrick (D) won by about 6 points.

Actual result
D+6.4
Final polls said
D+5.2
6 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
1Suffolk UniversityD+7.00.6
2Western New England University Polling InstituteD+5.01.4
3University of New Hampshire Survey CenterD+4.02.4
4Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)D+2.04.4
5Public Opinion StrategiesR+7.013.4

The polls behind it

13 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2010-10-274
Western New England University Polling Institute2010-10-261
Suffolk University2010-10-261
University of New Hampshire Survey Center2010-10-192
Western New England University Polling Institute2010-10-182

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2010 Massachusetts Governor race?

Deval Patrick (D) won, by about 6.4 points (D+6.4).

When was the 2010 Massachusetts Governor election held?

It was held in November 2010.

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