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2026 midtermsAnalysis

Analysis · 2026 pollster scorecard

Glengariff Group

Scored, not ranked: 2 final polls, and a rank takes 5. 13 general-election polls this cycle (number 57 of 251 pollsters by volume), 2 of them a final poll of a race.

Final polls
2
Average miss
2.3
Leaned
R+2.3
Leader won
100%
Vs. field
−0.6
Score
−0.2

Leaned is over 2 polls of Democrat-versus-Republican races; leader won is over 2 polls in called races. Official counts as of Nov 13, 5:39 PM EST, with 22 of 506 races still being counted.

By race type

Race typePollsAvg. missLeanedLeader wonVs. fieldAll its polls, 2026
National House vote0————0
Senate10.7R+0.7100%−2.26
Governor13.9R+3.9100%+1.07
House districts0————0

Every scored poll

ContestPollResultMissed towardField missSource
Michigan SenateOct 19 to Oct 22 · 600 likely votersAbdul El-Sayed 51.4, Mike Rogers 45.1; count 52.5 to 45.5D+6.3D+7.0R+0.72.9Releasefor Detroit News | WDIV-TV
Michigan governorOct 19 to Oct 22 · 600 likely votersJocelyn Benson 51.4, John James 44.5; count 54.5 to 43.7D+6.9D+10.8R+3.92.8Releasefor Detroit News | WDIV-TV

From the New York Times table, every poll on this page.

A poll’s margin is between the two candidates who finished first and second, in points; the result is the official count as of Nov 13, 5:39 PM EST. “Missed toward” names the party the poll favored compared with the result. How the score works is on the scorecard. Earlier elections and every 2026 poll: Glengariff Group on the pollsters page.

Poll data via VoteHub, used under CC BY 4.0. Poll data from The New York Times, used under CC BY 4.0.