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past elections

Connecticut Governor

Barbara Kennelly (D) vs John Rowland (R)

Actual result
R+27.5
Final polls said
R+30.5
4 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
Winner
Rep

"Final polls said" averages polls from the last ~3 weeks — the call right before the vote, and how pollsters are rated. The model's prediction is walk-forward (trained only on earlier races).

Final rankings

How everyone who called this race did, ranked — VotePredictor shown inline (★).

Pollsters — each pollster's final poll vs the result

#PollsterFinal callMissCalled
1Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyR+25.02.5
2University of ConnecticutR+37.09.5
3Quinnipiac UniversityR+41.013.5
4Forman CenterR+8.019.5

Polls (6)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Quinnipiac University1998-10-30491R+41.014
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy1998-10-26633R+25.02
Forman Center1998-10-22557R+8.019
Quinnipiac University1998-10-16683R+48.021
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy1998-10-11629R+32.05
University of Connecticut1998-09-14505R+37.010