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past elections

Kentucky Senate

Scotty Baesler (D) vs Jim Bunning (R)

Actual result
R+0.6
Final polls said
EVEN
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 & StrategyD+1.01.6
2Louisville Courier-JournalD+1.01.6
3TMR ResearchD+5.05.6
4SurveyUSAR+7.06.4
5Baselice & AssociatesR+8.07.4

Polls (7)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
SurveyUSA1998-11-01700R+7.06
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy1998-10-26823D+1.02
Louisville Courier-Journal1998-10-22589D+1.02
TMR Research1998-10-18800D+5.06
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy1998-09-29813R+2.01
Louisville Courier-Journal1998-09-27575R+4.03
Baselice & Associates1998-09-09500R+8.07