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Toss-up · 2010 Senate
Delaware Senate
In the 2010 Delaware Senate race, Christopher A. Coons (D) won by about 17 points.
Actual result
D+16.6
Final polls said
D+15.5
2 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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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
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ccAdvertising | D+15.3 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| 2 | Magellan Strategies | D+18.0 | 1.4 | ✓ |
| 3 | Big Village | D+19.0 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| 4 | University of Delaware Center for Political Communication | D+19.0 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| 5 | Fairleigh Dickinson University | D+21.0 | 4.4 | ✓ |
| 6 | SurveyUSA | D+21.0 | 4.4 | ✓ |
| 7 | Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports) | D+11.0 | 5.6 | ✓ |
| 8 | Monmouth University Polling Institute | D+10.0 | 6.6 | ✓ |
The polls behind it
13 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
Monmouth University Polling Institute2010-10-267
Fairleigh Dickinson University2010-10-234
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2010-10-146
SurveyUSA2010-10-114
Magellan Strategies2010-10-101
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2010 Delaware Senate race?
Christopher A. Coons (D) won, by about 16.6 points (D+16.6).
When was the 2010 Delaware Senate election held?
It was held in November 2010.
Which party matches you?
These candidates split on taxes, health care, guns, and abortion. See where you land — and which members of Congress actually vote like you.