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Toss-up · 2020 Senate
New Jersey Senate
In the 2020 New Jersey Senate race, Cory A. Booker (D) won by about 16 points.
Actual result
D+16.3
Final polls said
D+25.0
3 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
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swayable | D+22.0 | 5.7 | ✓ |
| 2 | Research Co. | D+23.0 | 6.7 | ✓ |
| 3 | Emerson College | D+24.0 | 7.7 | ✓ |
| 4 | Stockton University William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy | D+25.0 | 8.7 | ✓ |
| 5 | Rutgers University Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling | D+30.0 | 13.7 | ✓ |
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 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 4 | The Economist | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 5 | Elections Daily | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 6 | FiveThirtyEight | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 7 | Inside Elections | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 8 | JHK Forecasts | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 9 | Princeton Election Consortium | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 10 | Race to the WH | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 11 | Sabato's Crystal Ball | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 12 | VotePredictor Elections | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 13 | RealClearPolitics | Dem 90% | 0.010 | ✓ |
The polls behind it
5 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
Research Co.2020-10-317
Swayable2020-10-256
Rutgers University Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling2020-10-2114
Stockton University William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy2020-10-109
Emerson College2020-09-068
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2020 New Jersey Senate race?
Cory A. Booker (D) won, by about 16.3 points (D+16.3).
When was the 2020 New Jersey Senate election held?
It was held in November 2020.