Actual result
D+11.5
Final polls said
D+12.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
D+10.8
✓
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 | Market Research Institute Inc. | D+12.0 | 0.5 | ✓ |
| 2 | VotePredictor | D+10.8 | 0.6 | ✓ |
Polls (1)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Research Institute Inc. | 2004-10-19 | 600 | D+12.0 | 1 |