Actual result
D+1.5
Final polls said
D+11.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
D+10.0
✓
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 | VotePredictor | D+10.0 | 8.5 | ✓ |
| 2 | RT Strategies | D+11.0 | 9.5 | ✓ |
Polls (2)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RT Strategies | 2006-10-25 | 1004 | D+11.0 | 10 |
| RT Strategies | 2006-10-09 | 1000 | D+12.0 | 11 |