Actual result
D+8.2
Final polls said
D+13.2
4 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
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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
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selzer & Co. | D+12.0 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| 2 | Gazette Communications | D+12.7 | 4.5 | ✓ |
| 3 | SurveyUSA | D+14.0 | 5.8 | ✓ |
Polls (7)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selzer & Co. | 2002-10-31 | 807 | D+12.0 | 4 |
| Gazette Communications | 2002-10-29 | 1082 | D+12.7 | 5 |
| SurveyUSA | 2002-10-28 | 614 | D+14.0 | 6 |
| SurveyUSA | 2002-10-21 | 614 | D+14.0 | 6 |
| SurveyUSA | 2002-10-07 | 605 | D+4.0 | 4 |
| SurveyUSA | 2002-09-24 | 605 | D+4.0 | 4 |
| Selzer & Co. | 2002-09-23 | 807 | D+18.0 | 10 |