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past elections

Pennsylvania House

Mark S. Critz (D) vs Tim Burns (R)

Actual result
D+7.7
Final polls said
D+4.7
3 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
D+4.0
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

#PollsterFinal callMissCalled
1Global Strategy GroupD+8.00.3
2Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc.D+7.00.7
3Grove InsightD+7.00.7
4We Ask AmericaD+8.40.8
5VotePredictorD+4.03.7
6Impact ResearchD+2.05.7
7McLaughlin & AssociatesD+1.06.7
8ccAdvertisingD+0.17.6
9Public Policy PollingR+1.08.7
10Public Opinion StrategiesR+2.09.7

Polls (12)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc.2010-10-09400D+7.05
ccAdvertising2010-10-07442D+0.11
Grove Insight2010-09-08400D+7.05
Public Policy Polling2010-05-15831R+1.09
We Ask America2010-05-13888D+8.41
Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc.2010-05-10400D+6.02
Public Opinion Strategies2010-05-04400R+2.010
Impact Research2010-04-28406D+2.06
Global Strategy Group2010-04-28400D+8.00
Public Policy Polling2010-04-171197R+3.011
McLaughlin & Associates2010-04-15300D+1.07
Global Strategy Group2010-04-14400D+3.05