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past elections

Tennessee Senate

Robert D. Tuke (D) vs Lamar Alexander (R)

Actual result
R+33.5
Final polls said
R+25.5
2 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
R+24.6
Winner
Rep

"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
1North Star Opinion ResearchR+37.03.5
2Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)R+28.05.5
3VotePredictorR+24.68.9
4Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyR+24.09.5
5Minnesota State University Moorhead Public Affairs InstituteR+24.09.5
6YouGovR+23.010.5

Polls (6)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
YouGov2008-10-25653R+23.011
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2008-10-16500R+28.06
North Star Opinion Research2008-10-14600R+37.04
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2008-09-29500R+24.010
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy2008-09-23625R+24.010
Minnesota State University Moorhead Public Affairs Institute2008-09-21635R+24.010