Actual result
D+7.2
Final polls said
D+8.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
D+6.7
✓
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 | VotePredictor | D+6.7 | 0.5 | ✓ |
| 2 | Monmouth University Polling Institute | D+8.0 | 0.8 | ✓ |
Polls (2)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth University Polling Institute | 2010-10-26 | 442 | D+8.0 | 1 |
| Monmouth University Polling Institute | 2010-10-11 | 630 | D+5.0 | 2 |