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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
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moore Information Group | EVEN | 8.6 | ✗ |
| 2 | Digital Research | D+1.0 | 9.6 | ✗ |
| 3 | Emerson College | D+1.8 | 10.4 | ✗ |
| 4 | SurveyUSA | D+2.0 | 10.6 | ✗ |
| 5 | Colby College | D+3.2 | 11.8 | ✗ |
| 6 | The New York Times/Siena College | D+5.0 | 13.6 | ✗ |
| 7 | Suffolk University | D+7.0 | 15.6 | ✗ |
| 8 | Pan Atlantic Research | D+7.1 | 15.7 | ✗ |
| 9 | Change Research | D+8.0 | 16.6 | ✗ |
| 10 | Data for Progress | D+8.0 | 16.6 | ✗ |
| 11 | Citizen Data | D+8.1 | 16.7 | ✗ |
| 12 | Quinnipiac University | D+12.0 | 20.6 | ✗ |
Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier
| # | Forecaster | Win prob | Brier | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook Political | Dem 50% | 0.250 | — |
| 2 | RealClearPolitics | Dem 50% | 0.250 | — |
| 3 | FiveThirtyEight | Dem 59% | 0.348 | ✗ |
| 4 | Inside Elections | Dem 60% | 0.360 | ✗ |
| 5 | DDHQ/Decision Desk | Dem 65% | 0.423 | ✗ |
| 6 | VotePredictor Elections | Dem 68% | 0.459 | ✗ |
| 7 | The Economist | Dem 69% | 0.476 | ✗ |
| 8 | JHK Forecasts | Dem 73% | 0.533 | ✗ |
| 9 | CNalysis | Dem 75% | 0.562 | ✗ |
| 10 | Elections Daily | Dem 75% | 0.562 | ✗ |
| 11 | Sabato's Crystal Ball | Dem 75% | 0.562 | ✗ |
| 12 | Princeton Election Consortium | Dem 77% | 0.593 | ✗ |
| 13 | Race to the WH | Dem 79% | 0.624 | ✗ |
The polls behind it
13 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
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.