Mitofsky graduated in 1957 from Guilford College and was executive director of the CBS News election and survey unit from 1967 to 1990.
In 1999, the American Association for Public Opinion Research presented him with its lifetime achievement award for his "continuing concern for survey quality".
[1] Warren Mitofsky is listed among the United States Census Bureau's Notable Alumni[2] In 1989 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.
Early poll results were leaked which showed John Kerry leading George W. Bush, conflicting with the final official outcome.
He has the distinction of conducting the first national presidential exit polls in the United States, Russia, Mexico and the Philippines.