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past elections

Montana Senate

Brian Schweitzer (D) vs Conrad Burns (R)

Actual result
R+3.3
Final polls said
R+3.0
3 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 & StrategyR+1.02.3
2A&A ResearchR+8.04.7
3Montana State University BillingsD+2.05.3
4Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)R+10.06.7

Polls (5)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy2000-10-23628R+1.02
Montana State University Billings2000-10-21403D+2.05
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2000-10-19968R+10.07
A&A Research2000-10-14402R+8.05
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy2000-09-22625R+9.06