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Toss-up · 2013 Governor
Virginia Governor
In the 2013 Virginia Governor race, Terry R. McAuliffe (D) won by about 3 points.
Actual result
D+2.5
Final polls said
D+8.0
16 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
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson College | D+2.0 | 0.5 | ✓ |
| 2 | Clout Research | D+1.0 | 1.5 | ✓ |
| 3 | Conquest Communications Group | D+0.5 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| 4 | Marist College | D+5.0 | 2.5 | ✓ |
| 5 | Harper Polling | D+5.0 | 2.5 | ✓ |
| 6 | Purple Strategies | D+5.0 | 2.5 | ✓ |
| 7 | Quinnipiac University | D+6.0 | 3.5 | ✓ |
| 8 | Hampton University Center for Public Policy | D+6.0 | 3.5 | ✓ |
| 9 | Public Policy Polling | D+7.0 | 4.5 | ✓ |
| 10 | Rasmussen Reports | D+7.0 | 4.5 | ✓ |
| 11 | Christopher Newport University Wason Center for Civic Leadership | D+7.0 | 4.5 | ✓ |
| 12 | Old Dominion University | D+7.0 | 4.5 | ✓ |
| 13 | Princeton Survey Research Associates International | D+7.0 | 4.5 | ✓ |
| 14 | Public Policy Polling/Harper Polling | D+9.0 | 6.5 | ✓ |
| 15 | ABC News/The Washington Post | D+12.0 | 9.5 | ✓ |
| 16 | Zogby Analytics | D+12.3 | 9.8 | ✓ |
| 17 | Roanoke College Institute for Policy and Opinion Research | D+15.0 | 12.5 | ✓ |
The polls behind it
32 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
Zogby Analytics2013-11-0210
Zogby Analytics2013-11-0210
Public Policy Polling2013-11-024
Quinnipiac University2013-10-313
Rasmussen Reports2013-10-284
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2013 Virginia Governor race?
Terry R. McAuliffe (D) won, by about 2.5 points (D+2.5).
When was the 2013 Virginia Governor election held?
It was held in November 2013.