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past elections

Michigan Senate

Carl Levin (D) vs Jacob W. Hoogendyk Jr. (R)

Actual result
D+28.8
Final polls said
D+22.4
5 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
D+23.8
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
1Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)D+25.03.8
2VotePredictorD+23.85.1
3FTI ConsultingD+34.05.2
4YouGovD+23.05.8
5Public Policy PollingD+22.06.8
6Selzer & Co.D+21.07.8
7EPIC-MRAD+18.010.8

Polls (11)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Selzer & Co.2008-10-30616D+21.08
Public Policy Polling2008-10-291532D+22.07
EPIC-MRA2008-10-27600D+18.011
YouGov2008-10-25973D+23.06
EPIC-MRA2008-10-21400D+28.01
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2008-10-07500D+25.04
Public Policy Polling2008-09-30731D+18.011
FTI Consulting2008-09-20406D+34.05
EPIC-MRA2008-09-16602D+28.01
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2008-09-10700D+19.010
Public Policy Polling2008-09-061147D+15.014