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North Carolina House

In the 2020 North Carolina House race, David Madison Cawthorn (R) won by about 12 points.

Actual result
R+12.2
Final polls said
D+3.0
1 late poll · ✗
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
Rep

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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
1EMC ResearchD+3.015.2✗

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1JHK ForecastsRep 83%0.029✓
2The EconomistRep 80%0.041✓
3Cook PoliticalRep 75%0.062✓
4Sabato's Crystal BallRep 75%0.062✓
5FiveThirtyEightRep 73%0.073✓
6DDHQ/Decision DeskRep 58%0.173✓
7VotePredictor ElectionsDem 54%0.293✗

The polls behind it

2 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
EMC Research2020-10-1715
EMC Research2020-09-2316

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2020 North Carolina House race?

David Madison Cawthorn (R) won, by about 12.2 points (R+12.2).

When was the 2020 North Carolina House election held?

It was held in November 2020.

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