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2026 midtermsAnalysis

Analysis · 2026 pollster scorecard

Saint Anselm College

Scored, not ranked: 4 final polls, and a rank takes 5. 19 general-election polls this cycle (number 36 of 251 pollsters by volume), 4 of them a final poll of a race.

Final polls
4
Average miss
6.1
Leaned
R+6.1
Leader won
100%
Vs. field
+0.9
Score
+0.4

Leaned is over 4 polls of Democrat-versus-Republican races; leader won is over 4 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
Senate16.8R+6.8100%+0.87
Governor13.6R+3.6100%+0.15
House districts27.0R+7.0100%+1.47

Every scored poll

ContestPollResultMissed towardField missSource
New Hampshire SenateOct 19 to Oct 20 · 1,672 likely votersChris Pappas 50, John E. Sununu 43; count 55.9 to 42.1D+7.0D+13.8R+6.85.9Release
New Hampshire governorOct 19 to Oct 20 · 1,672 likely votersCinde Warmington 42, Kelly Ayotte 50; count 47.0 to 51.4R+8.0R+4.4R+3.63.5Release
New Hampshire 1st DistrictOct 19 to Oct 20 · 861 likely votersStefany Shaheen 46, Anthony DiLorenzo 42; count 57.0 to 42.9D+4.0D+14.1R+10.15.6†Release
New Hampshire 2nd DistrictOct 19 to Oct 20 · 811 likely votersMaggie Goodlander 54, Lily Tang Williams 38; count 58.8 to 38.8D+16.0D+20.0R+4.05.6†Release

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

† Fewer than two other pollsters released a final poll of this race, so the field miss is the average for that race type.

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: Saint Anselm College 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.