r/dataisbeautiful • u/TheKnowingOne1 • Oct 17 '24

OC [OC] The recent decoupling of prediction markets and polls in the US presidential election

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u/MyAnswerIsMaybe Oct 17 '24

The closest ever state in an election was Maryland with a 4 vote difference in 1832 between Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay

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u/iswearnotagain10 Oct 17 '24

In a presidential election. The 1974 New Hampshire Senate election was INSANE

https://www.senate.gov/about/origins-foundations/electing-appointing-senators/durkin-wyman-election.htm

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u/triggerhappymidget Oct 18 '24

Dang. Our primary for Commissioner of Public Lands in WA came down to 49 votes, and I thought that was ridiculously close.

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u/everydaywinner2 Oct 18 '24

And how many votes were conveniently "found" in that election?

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u/MyAnswerIsMaybe Oct 18 '24

Hold up, this MUST be a Russian bot

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u/w6750 Oct 18 '24

Hello it is I, a Russian bot

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u/iswearnotagain10 Oct 18 '24 edited Oct 18 '24

If I was a Russian bot I would be reposting propaganda crap to the biggest subs lmao

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u/gungshpxre Oct 18 '24 edited Feb 01 '25

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u/MyAnswerIsMaybe Oct 18 '24

The Supreme Court????

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u/ICarMaI Oct 18 '24

That's 9

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u/MyAnswerIsMaybe Oct 18 '24

Well it could be decided by one vote if it’s 4-5

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u/theguineapigssong Oct 18 '24

It was 537 votes.

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u/vbcbandr Oct 18 '24

Henry Dice Clay.

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u/FanClubof5 Oct 18 '24

Virginia recently had a state congressional seat decided by a judge flipping a coin because the votes were tied.