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Michigan Senate

In the 2020 Michigan Senate race, Gary C. Peters (D) won by about 2 points.

Actual result
D+1.7
Final polls said
D+7.4
31 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
1Marketing Resource Group (MRG)D+2.00.3✓
2Tarrance GroupD+1.30.4✓
3YouGovD+3.01.3✓
4Citizen DataD+3.51.9✓
5Change ResearchD+5.03.3✓
6EPIC-MRAD+5.03.3✓
7Data for ProgressD+5.03.3✓
8Marist CollegeD+5.03.3✓
9Mitchell Research & CommunicationsD+5.43.7✓
10Trafalgar GroupR+2.23.9✗
11Morning ConsultD+5.74.0✓
12Emerson CollegeD+5.84.1✓
13Baldwin Wallace University Community Research InstituteD+5.94.2✓
14ABC News/The Washington PostD+6.04.3✓
15IpsosD+7.05.3✓
16Harris Insights & AnalyticsD+7.05.3✓
17SwayableD+7.25.5✓
18The New York Times/Siena CollegeD+8.06.3✓
19Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. ResearchD+8.06.3✓
20National ResearchD+8.06.3✓
21Garin-Hart-Yang Research GroupD+8.06.3✓
22RMG ResearchD+9.07.3✓
23Glengariff GroupD+9.67.9✓
24Public Policy PollingD+10.08.3✓
25Targoz Market ResearchD+11.09.3✓
26Gravis MarketingD+11.09.3✓
27SSRSD+12.010.3✓
28Kiaer ResearchD+12.811.1✓
29Research Co.D+15.013.3✓
30Redfield & Wilton StrategiesD+16.014.3✓

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1The EconomistDem 97%0.001✓
2Princeton Election ConsortiumDem 96%0.002✓
3JHK ForecastsDem 94%0.004✓
4VotePredictor ElectionsDem 93%0.005✓
5Race to the WHDem 91%0.008✓
6DDHQ/Decision DeskDem 86%0.020✓
7FiveThirtyEightDem 83%0.029✓
8CNalysisDem 75%0.062✓
9Cook PoliticalDem 75%0.062✓
10Elections DailyDem 75%0.062✓
11Inside ElectionsDem 75%0.062✓
12Sabato's Crystal BallDem 75%0.062✓
13RealClearPoliticsDem 50%0.250—

The polls behind it

58 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Change Research2020-10-313
Research Co.2020-10-3113
Emerson College2020-10-304
Public Policy Polling2020-10-298
Mitchell Research & Communications2020-10-294

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2020 Michigan Senate race?

Gary C. Peters (D) won, by about 1.7 points (D+1.7).

When was the 2020 Michigan Senate election held?

It was held in November 2020.

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