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past elections

New Mexico Senate

Ben Ray Luján (D) vs Mark V. Ronchetti (R)

Actual result
D+6.1
Final polls said
D+9.5
2 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
D+12.3
Winner
Dem

"Final polls said" averages polls from the last ~3 weeks — the call right before the vote, and how pollsters are rated. The model's prediction is walk-forward (trained only on earlier races).

Final rankings

How everyone who called this race did, ranked — VotePredictor shown inline (★).

Pollsters — each pollster's final poll vs the result

#PollsterFinal callMissCalled
1Research & Polling Inc.D+8.01.9
2Public Policy PollingD+10.03.9
3GBAOD+11.04.9
4VotePredictorD+12.36.2

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1CNalysisDem 99%0.000
2Cook PoliticalDem 99%0.000
3Inside ElectionsDem 99%0.000
4JHK ForecastsDem 100%0.000
5Princeton Election ConsortiumDem 100%0.000
6VotePredictorDem 98%0.001
7The EconomistDem 96%0.002
8Race to the WHDem 96%0.002
9DDHQ/Decision DeskDem 94%0.004
10FiveThirtyEightDem 94%0.004
11Elections DailyDem 90%0.010
12Sabato's Crystal BallDem 90%0.010
13RealClearPoliticsDem 75%0.062

Polls (3)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Research & Polling Inc.2020-10-261180D+8.02
GBAO2020-10-16600D+11.05
Public Policy Polling2020-09-30886D+10.04