Actual result
D+5.0
Final polls said
R+2.0
1 late poll · ✗
Model predicted
R+3.2
✗
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 | R+2.0 | 7.0 | ✗ |
| 2 | VotePredictor | R+3.2 | 8.2 | ✗ |
Polls (1)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | 2008-09-20 | 645 | R+2.0 | 7 |