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Nevada Senate

In the 2016 Nevada Senate race, Catherine Cortez Masto (D) won by about 2 points.

Actual result
D+2.4
Final polls said
D+1.1
17 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
1JMC AnalyticsD+2.00.4✓
2Public Policy PollingD+3.00.6✓
3Clarity Campaign LabsD+3.00.6✓
4Emerson CollegeD+1.11.3✓
5Bendixen & Amandi InternationalD+1.01.4✓
6Rasmussen ReportsEVEN2.4✗
7YouGovEVEN2.4✗
8SurveyMonkeyD+5.02.6✓
9Garin-Hart-Yang Research GroupR+1.03.4✗
10Gravis MarketingD+6.03.6✓
11LucidD+6.03.6✓
12Big VillageR+2.04.4✗
13Suffolk UniversityR+2.44.8✗
14Monmouth University Polling InstituteR+3.05.4✗
15Public Opinion StrategiesR+3.05.4✗
16LegerR+4.06.4✗
17GQRR+6.08.4✗
18Marist CollegeR+7.09.4✗
19Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. ResearchR+7.09.4✗

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1Sabato's Crystal BallDem 75%0.062✓
2FiveThirtyEightDem 60%0.160✓
3VotePredictor ElectionsDem 56%0.196✓
4Cook PoliticalDem 50%0.250—
5Inside ElectionsDem 50%0.250—

The polls behind it

33 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Gravis Marketing2016-11-054
SurveyMonkey2016-11-043
Rasmussen Reports2016-11-042
Emerson College2016-11-041
Rasmussen Reports2016-10-310

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2016 Nevada Senate race?

Catherine Cortez Masto (D) won, by about 2.4 points (D+2.4).

When was the 2016 Nevada Senate election held?

It was held in November 2016.

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