Actual result
D+28.3
Final polls said
D+29.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
D+24.7
✓
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 | SurveyUSA | D+29.0 | 0.7 | ✓ |
| 2 | VotePredictor | D+24.7 | 3.7 | ✓ |
Polls (2)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | 2006-10-23 | 524 | D+29.0 | 1 |
| SurveyUSA | 2006-10-03 | 483 | D+25.0 | 3 |