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Toss-up · 2016 Senate

Florida Senate

In the 2016 Florida Senate race, Marco Rubio (R) won by about 8 points.

Actual result
R+7.7
Final polls said
R+4.8
29 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
Rep

"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
1Marist CollegeR+8.00.3✓
2Quinnipiac UniversityR+7.00.7✓
3Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyR+7.00.7✓
4The New York Times/Siena CollegeR+9.01.3✓
5Suffolk UniversityR+9.01.3✓
6TargetSmartR+6.01.7✓
7University of North Florida Public Opinion Research LabR+6.01.7✓
8Dixie StrategiesR+5.62.1✓
9Selzer & Co.R+10.02.3✓
10The Tyson GroupR+5.02.7✓
11Saint Leo University Polling InstituteR+4.92.8✓
12SurveyUSAR+4.03.7✓
13InsiderAdvantageR+3.64.1✓
14Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling InitiativeR+3.54.2✓
15YouGovR+3.04.7✓
16Emerson CollegeR+2.05.7✓
17Monmouth University Polling InstituteR+2.05.7✓
18Global Strategy GroupR+2.05.7✓
19Rasmussen ReportsR+14.06.3✓
20Cherry CommunicationsR+14.06.3✓
21Gravis MarketingR+1.06.7✓
22Big VillageR+1.06.7✓
23LucidR+1.06.7✓
24Public Policy PollingEVEN7.7✗
25SurveyMonkeyD+1.08.7✗

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1FiveThirtyEightRep 90%0.010✓
2VotePredictor ElectionsRep 88%0.015✓
3Inside ElectionsRep 75%0.062✓
4Sabato's Crystal BallRep 75%0.062✓
5Cook PoliticalDem 50%0.250—

The polls behind it

50 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Quinnipiac University2016-11-051
SurveyMonkey2016-11-049
Rasmussen Reports2016-11-046
YouGov2016-11-035
Gravis Marketing2016-11-017

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2016 Florida Senate race?

Marco Rubio (R) won, by about 7.7 points (R+7.7).

When was the 2016 Florida Senate election held?

It was held in November 2016.

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