VotePredictor
past elections

Michigan House

Steven M. Pestka (D) vs Justin Amash (R)

Actual result
R+8.4
Final polls said
R+6.5
2 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
R+8.3
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
1VotePredictorR+8.30.1
2GQRR+4.04.4
3Public Opinion StrategiesR+14.05.6
4Glengariff GroupD+1.09.4

Polls (3)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Public Opinion Strategies2012-10-20400R+14.06
Glengariff Group2012-10-17400D+1.09
GQR2012-10-08400R+4.04