Actual result
R+5.6
Final polls said
R+7.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
R+6.3
✓
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
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VotePredictor | R+6.3 | 0.7 | ✓ |
| 2 | RT Strategies | R+7.0 | 1.4 | ✓ |
Polls (2)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RT Strategies | 2006-10-25 | 982 | R+7.0 | 1 |
| RT Strategies | 2006-10-09 | 1000 | R+2.0 | 4 |