Question

Will Gavin Newsom win the 2021 California recall election?

Resolved:Yes

86 comments86

Total Forecasters196

Community Prediction

93%

(87% - 95%)

Make a Prediction

50%

community: 93%

Did this actually happen?Yes

Community Peer Score

9.8

Authors:

SimonM

Opened:

Apr 30, 2021

Closes:

Sep 13, 2021

Resolves:

Sep 15, 2021

Spot Scoring Time:

May 1, 2021

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