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past elections

Michigan House

Syed Taj (D) vs Kerry L. Bentivolio (R)

Actual result
R+6.4
Final polls said
R+8.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
R+9.5
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

#PollsterFinal callMissCalled
1Baydoun ConsultingR+8.01.6
2VotePredictorR+9.53.1

Polls (1)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Baydoun Consulting2012-10-22392R+8.02