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West Virginia Senate

In the 2010 West Virginia Senate race, Joe Manchin, III (D) won by about 10 points.

Actual result
D+10.1
Final polls said
D+1.6
9 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
Dem

"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
1Orion StrategiesD+10.00.1✓
2Public Policy PollingD+5.05.1✓
3Global Strategy GroupD+5.05.1✓
4GQRD+5.05.1✓
5Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)D+4.06.1✓
6ccAdvertisingD+3.26.9✓
7Big VillageEVEN10.1✗

The polls behind it

21 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2010-10-316
Public Policy Polling2010-10-305
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2010-10-267
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2010-10-2312
Public Policy Polling2010-10-234

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2010 West Virginia Senate race?

Joe Manchin, III (D) won, by about 10.1 points (D+10.1).

When was the 2010 West Virginia Senate election held?

It was held in November 2010.

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