Actual result
R+6.9
Final polls said
R+5.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
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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
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pan Atlantic Research | R+7.0 | 0.1 | ✓ |
| 2 | SurveyUSA | R+5.0 | 1.9 | ✓ |
Polls (2)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | 1998-10-31 | 500 | R+5.0 | 2 |
| Pan Atlantic Research | 1998-10-09 | 400 | R+7.0 | 0 |