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past elections

Wisconsin House

Steven L. Kagen (D) vs John G. Gard (R)

Actual result
D+8.1
Final polls said
D+4.7
3 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
D+3.3
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
1SurveyUSAD+11.02.9
2VotePredictorD+3.34.8
3Public Opinion StrategiesD+2.06.1

Polls (3)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Public Opinion Strategies2008-10-08400D+2.06
SurveyUSA2008-10-04616D+11.03
Public Opinion Strategies2008-09-16400D+1.07