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past elections

Pennsylvania House

Jason Altmire (D) vs Melissa A. Hart (R)

Actual result
D+3.9
Final polls said
R+6.7
3 late polls · ✗
Model predicted
R+7.6
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

#PollsterFinal callMissCalled
1RT StrategiesR+4.07.9
2Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc.R+4.07.9
3Impact ResearchR+4.07.9
4VotePredictorR+7.611.4
5Public Opinion StrategiesR+12.015.9

Polls (4)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
RT Strategies2006-10-251008R+4.08
Public Opinion Strategies2006-10-23400R+12.016
Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc.2006-10-22400R+4.08
Impact Research2006-09-19400R+4.08