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Toss-up · 2020 Senate
Montana Senate
In the 2020 Montana Senate race, Steve Daines (R) won by about 10 points.
Actual result
R+10.0
Final polls said
R+1.3
6 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
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson College | R+9.1 | 0.9 | ✓ |
| 2 | Change Research | R+4.0 | 6.0 | ✓ |
| 3 | The New York Times/Siena College | R+3.0 | 7.0 | ✓ |
| 4 | RMG Research | R+2.0 | 8.0 | ✓ |
| 5 | Strategies 360 | R+1.0 | 9.0 | ✓ |
| 6 | Public Policy Polling | D+1.0 | 11.0 | ✗ |
| 7 | Montana State University Billings | D+1.0 | 11.0 | ✗ |
| 8 | Data for Progress | D+1.0 | 11.0 | ✗ |
| 9 | Montana State University Bozeman Human Ecology Learning and Problem Solving Lab | D+2.0 | 12.0 | ✗ |
Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier
| # | Forecaster | Win prob | Brier | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VotePredictor Elections | Rep 79% | 0.043 | ✓ |
| 2 | Elections Daily | Rep 75% | 0.062 | ✓ |
| 3 | Sabato's Crystal Ball | Rep 75% | 0.062 | ✓ |
| 4 | FiveThirtyEight | Rep 69% | 0.096 | ✓ |
| 5 | The Economist | Rep 66% | 0.116 | ✓ |
| 6 | JHK Forecasts | Rep 65% | 0.122 | ✓ |
| 7 | Race to the WH | Rep 63% | 0.137 | ✓ |
| 8 | CNalysis | Rep 60% | 0.160 | ✓ |
| 9 | DDHQ/Decision Desk | Rep 59% | 0.168 | ✓ |
| 10 | Cook Political | Dem 50% | 0.250 | — |
| 11 | Inside Elections | Dem 50% | 0.250 | — |
| 12 | RealClearPolitics | Dem 50% | 0.250 | — |
| 13 | Princeton Election Consortium | Dem 62% | 0.384 | ✗ |
The polls behind it
11 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
Change Research2020-10-316
Public Policy Polling2020-10-2611
Montana State University Billings2020-10-2111
The New York Times/Siena College2020-10-197
RMG Research2020-10-178
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2020 Montana Senate race?
Steve Daines (R) won, by about 10.0 points (R+10.0).
When was the 2020 Montana Senate election held?
It was held in November 2020.