Actual result
D+20.6
Final polls said
D+18.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
D+16.0
✓
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 | MRG Research | D+18.0 | 2.6 | ✓ |
| 2 | VotePredictor | D+16.0 | 4.6 | ✓ |
Polls (2)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRG Research | 2010-10-25 | 423 | D+18.0 | 3 |
| MRG Research | 2010-10-04 | 515 | D+7.0 | 14 |