Races · Senate · 2024 · TN
Senate · class II · open seat

Gloria Johnson vs Marsha Blackburn

Likely R · 11 polls · 0 markets Last poll 559d ago Markets 549d ago Rating 1d ago
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All polls · 11 results

11 of 11 polls
EndPollsterWeightLeanSampleMoEPopTrust signalsResultsSource
10/28/2024ActiVote1.01L(D+3.9)400LV
historical bias D+3.9pt559d old+3
  • historical bias D+3.9pt
    Across 26 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is D+3.9pt — a measurable house effect.
  • 559d old
    Poll was fielded 559 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • ✓ verified 5d ago
    auto-checked on 5/4/2026. Deterministic checks confirmed bounds + structure (percentages in [0,100], totals plausibly close to 100%, dates ordered). Source page itself was not re-fetched.
  • likely-voter screen
    Likely-voter screen — pollster filters respondents by reported turnout intent. Generally tighter for predicting elections than registered- or adult-population polls.
  • tracks editorial consensus
    Across 47 historical paired polls, this pollster's D-margins track the rater consensus (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.) with high correlation (r ≥ 0.85) and small mean delta (|Δ| ≤ 2pt). Their results align with conventional wisdom.
Marsha Blackburn 61.0 · Gloria Johnson 39.0pollarch
10/18/2024ActiVote1.01L(D+3.9)400LV
historical bias D+3.9pt569d old+3
  • historical bias D+3.9pt
    Across 26 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is D+3.9pt — a measurable house effect.
  • 569d old
    Poll was fielded 569 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • ✓ verified 5d ago
    auto-checked on 5/4/2026. Deterministic checks confirmed bounds + structure (percentages in [0,100], totals plausibly close to 100%, dates ordered). Source page itself was not re-fetched.
  • likely-voter screen
    Likely-voter screen — pollster filters respondents by reported turnout intent. Generally tighter for predicting elections than registered- or adult-population polls.
  • tracks editorial consensus
    Across 47 historical paired polls, this pollster's D-margins track the rater consensus (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.) with high correlation (r ≥ 0.85) and small mean delta (|Δ| ≤ 2pt). Their results align with conventional wisdom.
Marsha Blackburn 61.0 · Gloria Johnson 39.0pollarch
10/8/2024Targoz Market Research0.77(R+1.0)1159RV
579d oldhigh variance vs editorial consensus+3
  • 579d old
    Poll was fielded 579 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • high variance vs editorial consensus
    Stdev of (poll − rater consensus) across 26 historical paired polls exceeds 8pt — this pollster's results swing widely relative to where the editors place the same races.
  • ✓ verified 5d ago
    auto-checked on 5/4/2026. Deterministic checks confirmed bounds + structure (percentages in [0,100], totals plausibly close to 100%, dates ordered). Source page itself was not re-fetched.
  • registered voters
    Registered-voter sample — broader than likely-voter screens; typical for early-cycle polling before turnout signals stabilize.
  • bias R+1.0pt
    Across 11 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is R+1.0pt.
Marsha Blackburn 52.0 · Gloria Johnson 29.0pollarch
9/2/2024ActiVote1.01L(D+3.9)400LV
historical bias D+3.9pt615d old+3
  • historical bias D+3.9pt
    Across 26 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is D+3.9pt — a measurable house effect.
  • 615d old
    Poll was fielded 615 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • ✓ verified 5d ago
    auto-checked on 5/4/2026. Deterministic checks confirmed bounds + structure (percentages in [0,100], totals plausibly close to 100%, dates ordered). Source page itself was not re-fetched.
  • likely-voter screen
    Likely-voter screen — pollster filters respondents by reported turnout intent. Generally tighter for predicting elections than registered- or adult-population polls.
  • tracks editorial consensus
    Across 47 historical paired polls, this pollster's D-margins track the rater consensus (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.) with high correlation (r ≥ 0.85) and small mean delta (|Δ| ≤ 2pt). Their results align with conventional wisdom.
Marsha Blackburn 60.0 · Gloria Johnson 40.0pollarch
7/1/2024Targoz Market Research0.77(R+1.0)1124RV
678d oldhigh variance vs editorial consensus+3
  • 678d old
    Poll was fielded 678 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • high variance vs editorial consensus
    Stdev of (poll − rater consensus) across 26 historical paired polls exceeds 8pt — this pollster's results swing widely relative to where the editors place the same races.
  • ✓ verified 5d ago
    auto-checked on 5/4/2026. Deterministic checks confirmed bounds + structure (percentages in [0,100], totals plausibly close to 100%, dates ordered). Source page itself was not re-fetched.
  • registered voters
    Registered-voter sample — broader than likely-voter screens; typical for early-cycle polling before turnout signals stabilize.
  • bias R+1.0pt
    Across 11 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is R+1.0pt.
Marsha Blackburn 49.0 · Gloria Johnson 32.0pollarch
7/1/2024Targoz Market Research0.77(R+1.0)1124RV
678d oldhigh variance vs editorial consensus+3
  • 678d old
    Poll was fielded 678 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • high variance vs editorial consensus
    Stdev of (poll − rater consensus) across 26 historical paired polls exceeds 8pt — this pollster's results swing widely relative to where the editors place the same races.
  • ✓ verified 5d ago
    auto-checked on 5/4/2026. Deterministic checks confirmed bounds + structure (percentages in [0,100], totals plausibly close to 100%, dates ordered). Source page itself was not re-fetched.
  • registered voters
    Registered-voter sample — broader than likely-voter screens; typical for early-cycle polling before turnout signals stabilize.
  • bias R+1.0pt
    Across 11 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is R+1.0pt.
Marsha Blackburn 51.0 · Marquita Bradshaw 33.0pollarch
5/9/2024SSRS/Vanderbilt University1.001003RV
no scored polls731d old+2
  • no scored polls
    Pollster has no historical polls with a known outcome in our database, so accuracy and bias cannot be measured.
  • 731d old
    Poll was fielded 731 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • ✓ verified 5d ago
    auto-checked on 5/4/2026. Deterministic checks confirmed bounds + structure (percentages in [0,100], totals plausibly close to 100%, dates ordered). Source page itself was not re-fetched.
  • registered voters
    Registered-voter sample — broader than likely-voter screens; typical for early-cycle polling before turnout signals stabilize.
Marsha Blackburn 51.0 · Gloria Johnson 40.0pollarch
4/2/2024Targoz Market Research0.77(R+1.0)955LV
768d oldhigh variance vs editorial consensus+3
  • 768d old
    Poll was fielded 768 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • high variance vs editorial consensus
    Stdev of (poll − rater consensus) across 26 historical paired polls exceeds 8pt — this pollster's results swing widely relative to where the editors place the same races.
  • ✓ verified 5d ago
    auto-checked on 5/4/2026. Deterministic checks confirmed bounds + structure (percentages in [0,100], totals plausibly close to 100%, dates ordered). Source page itself was not re-fetched.
  • likely-voter screen
    Likely-voter screen — pollster filters respondents by reported turnout intent. Generally tighter for predicting elections than registered- or adult-population polls.
  • bias R+1.0pt
    Across 11 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is R+1.0pt.
Marsha Blackburn 45.0 · Gloria Johnson 29.0pollarch
4/2/2024Targoz Market Research0.77(R+1.0)947LV
flagged on verification768d old+3
  • flagged on verification
    Automated verification flagged this poll: results sum to 68.0% (expected ~100; n=2 cands, floor=70). Either the scrape misread the source table or the source itself looks unusual. Cross-check the citation URL before relying on this row.
  • 768d old
    Poll was fielded 768 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • high variance vs editorial consensus
    Stdev of (poll − rater consensus) across 26 historical paired polls exceeds 8pt — this pollster's results swing widely relative to where the editors place the same races.
  • likely-voter screen
    Likely-voter screen — pollster filters respondents by reported turnout intent. Generally tighter for predicting elections than registered- or adult-population polls.
  • bias R+1.0pt
    Across 11 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is R+1.0pt.
Marsha Blackburn 46.0 · Marquita Bradshaw 22.0pollarch
10/16/2023Targoz Market Research0.77(R+1.0)850LV
937d oldhigh variance vs editorial consensus+3
  • 937d old
    Poll was fielded 937 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • high variance vs editorial consensus
    Stdev of (poll − rater consensus) across 26 historical paired polls exceeds 8pt — this pollster's results swing widely relative to where the editors place the same races.
  • ✓ verified 5d ago
    auto-checked on 5/4/2026. Deterministic checks confirmed bounds + structure (percentages in [0,100], totals plausibly close to 100%, dates ordered). Source page itself was not re-fetched.
  • likely-voter screen
    Likely-voter screen — pollster filters respondents by reported turnout intent. Generally tighter for predicting elections than registered- or adult-population polls.
  • bias R+1.0pt
    Across 11 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is R+1.0pt.
Marsha Blackburn 49.0 · Gloria Johnson 29.0pollarch
10/16/2023Targoz Market Research0.77(R+1.0)824LV
937d oldhigh variance vs editorial consensus+3
  • 937d old
    Poll was fielded 937 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • high variance vs editorial consensus
    Stdev of (poll − rater consensus) across 26 historical paired polls exceeds 8pt — this pollster's results swing widely relative to where the editors place the same races.
  • ✓ verified 5d ago
    auto-checked on 5/4/2026. Deterministic checks confirmed bounds + structure (percentages in [0,100], totals plausibly close to 100%, dates ordered). Source page itself was not re-fetched.
  • likely-voter screen
    Likely-voter screen — pollster filters respondents by reported turnout intent. Generally tighter for predicting elections than registered- or adult-population polls.
  • bias R+1.0pt
    Across 11 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is R+1.0pt.
Marsha Blackburn 48.0 · Marquita Bradshaw 36.0pollarch

Trust signals are deterministic flags computed from the pollster scorecard (track-record size, historical bias, aggregation weight) and the poll itself (sample size, population, age, citation availability). No interpretation; click any row to see the cited numbers behind each flag.

Endorsements

Source · Wikipedia · 6 total
Marsha Blackburn (R)
6 endorsements · source
Elected officials (1)
  • Donald Trump — former president of the United States [ 16 ]
Organizations / unions (1)
  • American Israel Public Affairs Committee — (AIPAC) [ 17 ]
Other (4)
  • 80 — 90%
  • >90%
  • Maggie's List — [ 18 ]
  • Turning Point Action — [ 19 ]

Money in this race

FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · last filing 2024-11-19
Total IE spending
$892K
For candidates
$892K
Against candidates
$0
Latest filing: 11/19/2024
Source: FEC Schedule E
$883K for · $0 against
Cash on hand
$5.1M
Total raised (cycle)
$13.6M
Total spent
$12.1M
Debts
$0
Source: FEC
$8K for · $0 against
Cash on hand
$142K
Total raised (cycle)
$7.6M
Total spent
$7.4M
Debts
$0
Source: FEC
Marquita Bradshaw (?)
$0 for · $0 against
Cash on hand
$79
Total raised (cycle)
$40K
Total spent
$40K
Debts
$0
Source: FEC

Independent expenditures from FEC Schedule E. "For" = pro-candidate ads / mail / digital. "Against" = anti-candidate. Excludes candidate-committee spending and state-level filings (governor races aren't covered here — they file with state agencies).

Editorial ratings · poll-vs-rater

9 raters
Rater Rating Updated Poll D-marg. Rater marg. Δ poll−rater
CNalysis Safe R Nov 21 -18.0
The Cook Political Report Safe R Nov 9 -18.0
Decision Desk HQ / The Hill Safe R Jun 8 -18.0
Elections Daily Safe R May 4 -18.0
538 Safe R Oct 23 -18.0
Inside Elections Safe R Nov 9 -18.0
RealClearPolitics Safe R Aug 5 -18.0
Sabato's Crystal Ball Safe R Nov 9 -18.0
Split Ticket Safe R Oct 23 -18.0

Δ POLL−RATER = polling-consensus margin minus the rater's implied bucket midpoint. Positive = polls more D than rater; negative = rater more D than polls. |Δ| < 0.6 well-aligned · 0.6–1.5 mild divergence · ≥1.5 contested call.

last poll 19 months ago (10/28/2024) last market quote 18 months ago rating computed 1 day ago
Rating history (2 changes)
  • 5/3/2026 Likely R via pvi held 664d
  • 7/8/2024 Safe R R+17.2 via polls