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Toss-up · 2020 Senate
New Hampshire Senate
In the 2020 New Hampshire Senate race, Jeanne Shaheen (D) won by about 16 points.
Actual result
D+15.7
Final polls said
D+15.5
4 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
Dem
"Final polls said" averages polls from the last ~3 weeks — the call right before the vote, and how pollsters are rated. VotePredictor Elections' prediction is walk-forward (trained only on earlier races).
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 | D+15.1 | 0.6 | ✓ |
| 2 | Saint Anselm College Survey Center | D+15.0 | 0.7 | ✓ |
| 3 | Suffolk University | D+14.4 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| 4 | American Research Group | D+17.0 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| 5 | University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public Opinion | D+19.0 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| 6 | University of New Hampshire Survey Center | D+11.0 | 4.7 | ✓ |
Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier
| # | Forecaster | Win prob | Brier | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CNalysis | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 2 | Cook Political | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 3 | DDHQ/Decision Desk | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 4 | The Economist | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 5 | Elections Daily | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 6 | FiveThirtyEight | Dem 98% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 7 | Inside Elections | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 8 | JHK Forecasts | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 9 | Princeton Election Consortium | Dem 98% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 10 | Race to the WH | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 11 | VotePredictor Elections | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 12 | Sabato's Crystal Ball | Dem 90% | 0.010 | ✓ |
| 13 | RealClearPolitics | Dem 75% | 0.062 | ✓ |
The polls behind it
11 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
American Research Group2020-10-271
University of New Hampshire Survey Center2020-10-265
Saint Anselm College Survey Center2020-10-251
University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public Opinion2020-10-213
University of New Hampshire Survey Center2020-10-111
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2020 New Hampshire Senate race?
Jeanne Shaheen (D) won, by about 15.7 points (D+15.7).
When was the 2020 New Hampshire Senate election held?
It was held in November 2020.
Which party matches you?
These candidates split on taxes, health care, guns, and abortion. See where you land — and which members of Congress actually vote like you.