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New Mexico Senate

In the 2012 New Mexico Senate race, Martin Heinrich (D) won by about 6 points.

Actual result
D+5.7
Final polls said
D+5.3
6 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
1YouGovD+7.01.3✓
2Research & Polling Inc.D+8.02.3✓
3Public Policy PollingD+8.02.3✓
4GBAOD+10.04.3✓
5Public Opinion StrategiesEVEN5.7✗
6We Ask AmericaD+11.55.8✓
7Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)D+13.07.3✓

The polls behind it

16 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
YouGov2012-11-021
Public Opinion Strategies2012-10-306
GBAO2012-10-284
Research & Polling Inc.2012-10-242
Public Policy Polling2012-10-232

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2012 New Mexico Senate race?

Martin Heinrich (D) won, by about 5.7 points (D+5.7).

When was the 2012 New Mexico Senate election held?

It was held in November 2012.

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