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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

#PollsterFinal callMissCalled
1Emerson CollegeR+9.10.9✓
2Change ResearchR+4.06.0✓
3The New York Times/Siena CollegeR+3.07.0✓
4RMG ResearchR+2.08.0✓
5Strategies 360R+1.09.0✓
6Public Policy PollingD+1.011.0✗
7Montana State University BillingsD+1.011.0✗
8Data for ProgressD+1.011.0✗
9Montana State University Bozeman Human Ecology Learning and Problem Solving LabD+2.012.0✗

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1VotePredictor ElectionsRep 79%0.043✓
2Elections DailyRep 75%0.062✓
3Sabato's Crystal BallRep 75%0.062✓
4FiveThirtyEightRep 69%0.096✓
5The EconomistRep 66%0.116✓
6JHK ForecastsRep 65%0.122✓
7Race to the WHRep 63%0.137✓
8CNalysisRep 60%0.160✓
9DDHQ/Decision DeskRep 59%0.168✓
10Cook PoliticalDem 50%0.250—
11Inside ElectionsDem 50%0.250—
12RealClearPoliticsDem 50%0.250—
13Princeton Election ConsortiumDem 62%0.384✗

The polls behind it

11 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
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.

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