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past elections

Georgia Senate

Michael Thurmond (D) vs Johnny Isakson (R)

Actual result
R+19.3
Final polls said
R+24.4
4 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
R+21.8
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
1Landmark CommunicationsR+20.81.5
2VotePredictorR+21.82.5
3Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyR+23.03.7
4SurveyUSAR+24.04.7
5Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)R+30.010.7
6InsiderAdvantageR+32.012.7

Polls (10)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy2010-10-27625R+23.04
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2010-10-24500R+30.011
SurveyUSA2010-10-23601R+24.05
Landmark Communications2010-10-193277R+20.81
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2010-10-06500R+15.04
InsiderAdvantage2010-09-27412R+32.013
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2010-09-21500R+16.03
InsiderAdvantage2010-09-16632R+18.01
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy2010-09-14625R+19.00
SurveyUSA2010-09-11599R+22.03