Election 2008 Results vs. Research 2000 Final Polls

For the fifth consecutive election cycle, Research 2000, the Nation’s most unbiased and reliable research firm, provided their clients the most ACCURATE final national and state election polls. More…Below are selected polls against the final election results:

PRESIDENTIAL RACE:

NATIONAL (margin for error 3%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	Obama	McCain	Und/Oth
Research 2000	51%	46%	3%
Election Results	52%	46%	2%

FL (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel/Jacksonville Times Union

	Obama	McCain	Und/Oth
Research 2000	49%	46%	5%
Election Results	51%	48%	1%

IL (margin for error 3.5%)

conducted for The St. Louis Post Dispatch/KMOV-TV

	Obama	McCain	Und/Oth
Research 2000	59%	35%	6%
Election Results	61%	37%	2%

IN (margin for error 3.5%)

conducted for WISH-TV

	Obama	McCain	Und/Oth
Research 2000	48%	47%	5%
Election Results	50%	49%	1%

IA (margin for error 4%)

conducted for KCCI-TV/KCRG-TV

	Obama	McCain	Und/Oth
Research 2000	53%	39%	8%
Election Results	54%	45%	1%

KY (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Lexington Herald Leader

	McCain	Obama	Und/Oth
Research 2000	56%	39%	5%
Election Results	57%	41%	2%

ME (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	Obama	McCain	Und/Oth
Research 2000	55%	38%	7%
Election Results	57%	40%	3%

MO (margin for error 3.5%)

conducted for The St. Louis Post-Dispatch/KMOV-TV

	McCain	Obama	Und/Oth
Research 2000	47%	48%	5%
Election Results	49%	49%	2%

MS (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	McCain	Obama	Und/Oth
Research 2000	53%	40%	7%
Election Results	56%	43%	1%

NH (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Concord Monitor

	Obama	McCain	Und/Oth
Research 2000	51%	44%	5%
Election Results	54%	45%	1%

NJ (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Bergen Record

	Obama	McCain	Und/Oth
Research 2000	54%	38%	8%
Election Results	56%	42%	2%

NC (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	Obama	McCain	Und/Oth
Research 2000	47%	45%	8%
Election Results	50%	49%	1%

OR (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	Obama	McCain	Und/Oth
Research 2000	55%	39%	6%
Election Results	57%	41%	2%

SC (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	McCain	Obama	Und/Oth
Research 2000	54%	39%	7%
Election Results	54%	45%	1%

SD (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	McCain	Obama	Und/Oth
Research 2000	50%	41%	9%
Election Results	53%	45%	2%

TN (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	McCain	Obama	Und/Oth
Research 2000	54%	38%	8%
Election Results	57%	42%	1%

WI (margin for error 4%)

conducted for WISC-TV

	Obama	McCain	Und/Oth
Research 2000	53%	42%	5%
Election Results	56%	42%	2%

U.S. SENATE RACES:

GA (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	Chambliss	Martin	Und/Oth
Research 2000	47%	46%	7%
Election Results	50%	47%	3%

ID (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	Risch	LaRocco	Und/Oth
Research 2000	57%	34%	9%
Election Results	58%	34%	8%

IA (margin for error 4%)

conducted for KCCI-TV/KCRG-TV

	Harkin	Reed	Und/Oth
Research 2000	57%	37%	6%
Election Results	63%	37%

MS (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	Wicker	Musgrove	Und/Oth
Research 2000	51%	44%	5%
Election Results	55%	45%

NH (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Concord Monitor

	Shaheen	Sunnunu	Und/Oth
Research 2000	52%	42%	6%
Election Results	52%	45%	3%

NJ (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Bergen Record

	Lautenberg	Zimmer	Und/Oth
Research 2000	56%	39%	5%
Election Results	56%	42%	2%

NC (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	Hagan	Dole	Und/Oth
Research 2000	50%	45%	5%
Election Results	53%	44%	3%

OR (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	Merkley	Smith	Und/Oth
Research 2000	48%	42%	10%
Election Results	49%	46%	5%

SD (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	Johnson	Dykstra	Und/Oth
Research 2000	57%	35%	8%
Election Results	63%	37%

GOVERNOR RACES:

IN (margin for error 3.5%)

conducted for WISH-TV

	Daniels	Long-Thompson	Und/Oth
Research 2000	54%	40%	8%
Election Results	58%	40%	2%

MO (margin for error 3.5%)

conducted for The St. Louis Post-Dispatch/KMOV-TV

	Nixon	Hulshof	Und/Oth
Research 2000	55%	41%	4%
Election Results	58%	40%	2%

NC (margin for error 4%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	Perdue	McCrory	Und/Oth
Research 2000	49%	44%	7%
Election Results	50%	47%	3%

HOUSE RACES:

AZ3 (margin for error 5%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	Shadegg	Lord	Und/Oth
Research 2000	50%	40%	10%
Election Results	54%	42%	4%

FL18 (margin for error 5%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	Ros-Lehtinen	Taddeo	Und/Oth
Research 2000	55%	37%	10%
Election Results	58%	42%

ID1 (margin for error 5%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	Minnick	Sali	Und/Oth
Research 2000	47%	42%	11%
Election Results	51%	49%

IN9 (margin for error 5%)

conducted for WISH-TV

	Hill	Sodrel	Und/Oth
Research 2000	53%	40%	11%
Election Results	57%	40%	3%

MO9 (margin for error 5%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	Leutkemeyer	Baker	Und/Oth
Research 2000	47%	42%	11%
Election Results	50%	47%	3%

NV3 (margin for error 5%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	Titus	Porter	Und/Oth
Research 2000	47%	45%	8%
Election Results	48%	42%	10%

NH1 (margin for error 5%)

conducted for The Concord Monitor

	Shea-Porter	Bradley	Und/Oth
Research 2000	49%	42%	9%
Election Results	52%	46%	2%

NJ5 (margin for error 5%)

conducted for The Daily Kos

	Garrett	Shulman	Und/Oth
Research 2000	47%	40%	13%
Election Results	56%	42%	2%