Actual result
R+22.8
Final polls said
R+29.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
R+29.5
✓
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
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hendrix College | R+29.0 | 6.2 | ✓ |
| 2 | VotePredictor | R+29.5 | 6.7 | ✓ |
Polls (1)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix College | 2012-09-17 | 509 | R+29.0 | 6 |