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past elections

Nevada Senate

Harry Reid (D) vs John Ensign (R)

Actual result
D+0.1
Final polls said
D+2.0
1 late poll · ✓
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
1Public Opinion StrategiesEVEN0.1
2Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyD+2.01.9
3FM3 ResearchD+5.04.9

Polls (5)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy1998-10-26817D+2.02
FM3 Research1998-10-12488D+5.05
Public Opinion Strategies1998-09-27500EVEN0
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy1998-09-27814D+1.01
FM3 Research1998-09-22600D+7.07