VotePredictor
past elections

Georgia Governor

Roy Barnes (D) vs J. Nathan Deal (R)

Actual result
R+10.1
Final polls said
R+7.6
7 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
R+8.1
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
1Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)R+10.00.1
2SurveyUSAR+10.00.1
3VotePredictorR+8.12.0
4Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyR+7.03.1
5Landmark CommunicationsR+6.93.2
6InsiderAdvantageR+5.84.3

Polls (14)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy2010-10-27625R+7.03
Landmark Communications2010-10-271686R+6.93
InsiderAdvantage2010-10-242119R+5.84
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2010-10-24750R+10.00
SurveyUSA2010-10-23601R+10.00
Landmark Communications2010-10-193277R+8.12
InsiderAdvantage2010-10-18507R+5.55
InsiderAdvantage2010-10-10522R+8.02
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2010-10-06750R+9.01
InsiderAdvantage2010-09-27412R+8.02
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2010-09-21500R+6.04
InsiderAdvantage2010-09-16632EVEN10
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy2010-09-14625R+4.06
SurveyUSA2010-09-11599R+11.01