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past elections

Indiana Senate

David L. Johnson (D) vs Richard G. Lugar (R)

Actual result
R+34.7
Final polls said
R+52.5
2 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
1Harris Insights & AnalyticsR+46.011.3
2Indiana University Public Opinion LaboratoryR+48.013.3
3McLaughlin & AssociatesR+55.020.3
4Market Shares Corp.R+59.024.3

Polls (5)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Harris Insights & Analytics2000-11-035592R+46.011
Market Shares Corp.2000-10-27600R+59.024
Indiana University Public Opinion Laboratory2000-10-06726R+48.013
McLaughlin & Associates2000-09-24600R+55.020
Harris Insights & Analytics2000-09-13956R+43.08