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Election 2026

Where did the polls miss?

The gap between the final polling average and the result in each state's Senate and governor races. Blue: the polls underestimated Democrats; red: they underestimated Republicans.

Votes are being counted: this page updates every minute.

Poll error map Alaska Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming VTVT NHNH MAMA RIRI CTCT NJNJ DEDE MDMD DCDC
  • Underestimated D by 3+
  • Underestimated D by 0.5–3
  • On target (±0.5)
  • Underestimated R by 0.5–3
  • Underestimated R by 3+

The map fills in as races with polls are called.

Poll accuracy, race by race → · Pollster ratings →

Miss: the result's margin (D−R) minus Polling Desk's final polling average; states with two races average them. Results: civicAPI, on the latest count.

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