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Tennessee President

In the 2012 Tennessee President race, Rick Santorum (R) won by about 20 points.

Actual result
R+20.4
Final polls said
R+18.0
2 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

#PollsterFinal callMissCalled
1Middle Tennessee State UniversityR+25.04.6✓
2YouGovR+11.09.4✓

The polls behind it

4 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
YouGov2012-11-029
Middle Tennessee State University2012-10-185
YouGov2012-10-0811
YouGov2012-09-1112

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2012 Tennessee President race?

Rick Santorum (R) won, by about 20.4 points (R+20.4).

When was the 2012 Tennessee President election held?

It was held in November 2012.

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