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Toss-up · 2010 Governor
Pennsylvania Governor
In the 2010 Pennsylvania Governor race, Thomas W. Corbett (R) won by about 9 points.
Actual result
R+9.0
Final polls said
R+8.2
17 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
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports) | R+9.0 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 2 | Quinnipiac University | R+10.0 | 1.0 | ✓ |
| 3 | Magellan Strategies | R+10.0 | 1.0 | ✓ |
| 4 | Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion | R+7.0 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| 5 | Public Policy Polling | R+7.0 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| 6 | Marist College | R+7.0 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| 7 | Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc. | R+7.0 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| 8 | Big Village | R+7.0 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| 9 | Suffolk University | R+7.0 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| 10 | YouGov | R+11.0 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| 11 | ccAdvertising | R+6.9 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| 12 | Ipsos | R+6.0 | 3.0 | ✓ |
| 13 | Franklin & Marshall College Center for Opinion Research | R+16.0 | 7.0 | ✓ |
| 14 | Digital Research | R+1.0 | 8.0 | ✓ |
The polls behind it
34 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion2010-10-302
YouGov2010-10-302
Public Policy Polling2010-10-302
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2010-10-280
Marist College2010-10-272
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2010 Pennsylvania Governor race?
Thomas W. Corbett (R) won, by about 9.0 points (R+9.0).
When was the 2010 Pennsylvania Governor election held?
It was held in November 2010.