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past elections

Florida Senate

Bob Graham (D) vs Charlie Crist (R)

Actual result
D+24.9
Final polls said
D+29.6
7 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
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

#PollsterFinal callMissCalled
1Harris Insights & AnalyticsD+22.02.9
2Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyD+28.03.1
3Fleming & AssociatesD+30.05.1
4Market Research Institute Inc.D+36.011.1
5Independent Market ResearchD+36.011.1

Polls (8)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Harris Insights & Analytics1998-10-302819D+22.03
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy1998-10-27822D+28.03
Market Research Institute Inc.1998-10-22670D+36.011
Independent Market Research1998-10-22670D+36.011
Fleming & Associates1998-10-22557D+30.05
Harris Insights & Analytics1998-10-202295D+29.04
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy1998-10-17836D+26.01
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy1998-09-23815D+29.04