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past elections

South Carolina House

Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D) vs Mark Sanford (R)

Actual result
R+12.2
Final polls said
R+0.2
3 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
D+4.1
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
1Public Policy PollingR+1.011.2
2RRH ElectionsEVEN12.2
3ccAdvertisingD+0.512.7
4Lake Research PartnersD+3.015.2
5VotePredictorD+4.116.3

Polls (6)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Public Policy Polling2013-05-041239R+1.011
ccAdvertising2013-04-301807D+0.513
RRH Elections2013-04-30650EVEN12
Public Policy Polling2013-04-20796D+9.021
Lake Research Partners2013-03-26500D+3.015
Public Policy Polling2013-03-231175D+2.014