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Toss-up · 2020 Senate

Maine Senate

In the 2020 Maine Senate race, Susan M. Collins (R) won by about 9 points.

Actual result
R+8.6
Final polls said
D+3.8
4 late polls · ✗
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
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"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
1Moore Information GroupEVEN8.6✗
2Digital ResearchD+1.09.6✗
3Emerson CollegeD+1.810.4✗
4SurveyUSAD+2.010.6✗
5Colby CollegeD+3.211.8✗
6The New York Times/Siena CollegeD+5.013.6✗
7Suffolk UniversityD+7.015.6✗
8Pan Atlantic ResearchD+7.115.7✗
9Change ResearchD+8.016.6✗
10Data for ProgressD+8.016.6✗
11Citizen DataD+8.116.7✗
12Quinnipiac UniversityD+12.020.6✗

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1Cook PoliticalDem 50%0.250—
2RealClearPoliticsDem 50%0.250—
3FiveThirtyEightDem 59%0.348✗
4Inside ElectionsDem 60%0.360✗
5DDHQ/Decision DeskDem 65%0.423✗
6VotePredictor ElectionsDem 68%0.459✗
7The EconomistDem 69%0.476✗
8JHK ForecastsDem 73%0.533✗
9CNalysisDem 75%0.562✗
10Elections DailyDem 75%0.562✗
11Sabato's Crystal BallDem 75%0.562✗
12Princeton Election ConsortiumDem 77%0.593✗
13Race to the WHDem 79%0.624✗

The polls behind it

13 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Change Research2020-10-3117
Emerson College2020-10-3010
SurveyUSA2020-10-2511
Colby College2020-10-2312
Pan Atlantic Research2020-10-0416

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2020 Maine Senate race?

Susan M. Collins (R) won, by about 8.6 points (R+8.6).

When was the 2020 Maine Senate election held?

It was held in November 2020.

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