Actual result
D+9.9
Final polls said
D+8.0
2 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
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Winner
Dem
"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 | Zogby Analytics | D+13.0 | 3.1 | ✓ |
| 2 | Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy | D+3.0 | 6.9 | ✓ |
Polls (2)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy | 1998-10-25 | 418 | D+3.0 | 7 |
| Zogby Analytics | 1998-10-25 | 300 | D+13.0 | 3 |