VotePredictor
past elections

New York House

William L. Owens (D) vs Matthew A. Doheny (R)

Actual result
D+4.7
Final polls said
D+3.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
D+2.1
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
1Siena CollegeD+3.01.7
2VotePredictorD+2.12.6
3Public Opinion StrategiesR+14.018.7

Polls (3)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Siena College2010-10-25623D+3.02
Siena College2010-10-06607D+5.00
Public Opinion Strategies2010-09-22400R+14.019