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Ohio Senate

In the 2010 Ohio Senate race, Rob Portman (R) won by about 17 points.

Actual result
R+17.4
Final polls said
R+16.9
14 late polls · ✓
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"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
1Angus Reid GlobalR+17.00.4✓
2Public Policy PollingR+18.00.6✓
3ccAdvertisingR+18.30.9✓
4Columbus DispatchR+16.01.4✓
5Quinnipiac UniversityR+19.01.6✓
6SurveyUSAR+15.02.4✓
7Big VillageR+15.02.4✓
8University of Cincinnati (Ohio Poll)R+21.03.6✓
9YouGovR+13.04.4✓
10WPA IntelligenceR+11.06.4✓
11CBS News/The New York TimesR+11.06.4✓
12Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)R+24.06.6✓
13Suffolk UniversityR+10.07.4✓
14IpsosR+3.014.4✓

The polls behind it

34 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
YouGov2010-10-304
University of Cincinnati (Ohio Poll)2010-10-294
Public Policy Polling2010-10-291
Angus Reid Global2010-10-280
Quinnipiac University2010-10-272

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2010 Ohio Senate race?

Rob Portman (R) won, by about 17.4 points (R+17.4).

When was the 2010 Ohio Senate election held?

It was held in November 2010.

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