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South Carolina Senate

In the 2020 South Carolina Senate race, Lindsey Graham (R) won by about 10 points.

Actual result
R+10.3
Final polls said
R+2.3
8 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
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"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
1Øptimus AnalyticsR+9.80.5✓
2Starboard CommunicationsR+9.40.9✓
3The New York Times/Siena CollegeR+6.04.3✓
4Data for ProgressR+3.07.3✓
5Morning ConsultR+2.28.1✓
6East Carolina University Center for Survey ResearchR+1.88.4✓
7YouGovR+1.09.3✓
8Impact ResearchEVEN10.3✗
9Quinnipiac UniversityEVEN10.3✗
10GBAOD+1.011.3✗
11brilliant corners Research & StrategiesD+2.012.3✗
12SwayableD+5.916.2✗

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1Elections DailyRep 90%0.010✓
2VotePredictor ElectionsRep 86%0.019✓
3JHK ForecastsRep 81%0.036✓
4FiveThirtyEightRep 77%0.053✓
5Sabato's Crystal BallRep 75%0.062✓
6Princeton Election ConsortiumRep 74%0.068✓
7Race to the WHRep 74%0.068✓
8The EconomistRep 69%0.096✓
9DDHQ/Decision DeskRep 65%0.122✓
10CNalysisRep 60%0.160✓
11Inside ElectionsRep 60%0.160✓
12Cook PoliticalDem 50%0.250—
13RealClearPoliticsDem 50%0.250—

The polls behind it

19 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Øptimus Analytics2020-11-010
Data for Progress2020-10-297
Swayable2020-10-2716
Morning Consult2020-10-268
Starboard Communications2020-10-261

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2020 South Carolina Senate race?

Lindsey Graham (R) won, by about 10.3 points (R+10.3).

When was the 2020 South Carolina Senate election held?

It was held in November 2020.

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