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Pennsylvania Senate

In the 2016 Pennsylvania Senate race, Patrick J. Toomey (R) won by about 1 point.

Actual result
R+1.4
Final polls said
D+2.6
23 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
1Muhlenberg College Institute of Public OpinionR+1.00.4✓
2Mercyhurst University Center for Applied PoliticsR+1.00.4✓
3GQRR+2.00.6✓
4Harper PollingEVEN1.4✗
5LucidEVEN1.4✗
6YouGovD+1.02.4✗
7Quinnipiac UniversityD+1.02.4✗
8Rasmussen ReportsR+4.02.6✓
9Gravis MarketingD+2.03.4✗
10Public Policy PollingD+2.03.4✗
11Emerson CollegeD+2.03.4✗
12Selzer & Co.D+2.03.4✗
13Clarity Campaign LabsD+3.04.4✗
14Monmouth University Polling InstituteD+3.04.4✗
15The New York Times/Siena CollegeD+3.04.4✗
16SurveyMonkeyD+4.05.4✗
17Marist CollegeD+4.05.4✗
18Big VillageD+5.06.4✗
19Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc.D+6.07.4✗
20Franklin & Marshall College Center for Opinion ResearchD+12.013.4✗

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1Cook PoliticalRep 75%0.062✓
2Inside ElectionsDem 50%0.250—
3VotePredictor ElectionsDem 59%0.344✗
4FiveThirtyEightDem 62%0.384✗
5Sabato's Crystal BallDem 75%0.562✗

The polls behind it

41 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
YouGov2016-11-042
SurveyMonkey2016-11-045
Rasmussen Reports2016-11-043
Clarity Campaign Labs2016-11-034
Harper Polling2016-11-021

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2016 Pennsylvania Senate race?

Patrick J. Toomey (R) won, by about 1.4 points (R+1.4).

When was the 2016 Pennsylvania Senate election held?

It was held in November 2016.

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