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past elections

South Carolina Governor

Vincent A. Sheheen (D) vs Nikki Haley (R)

Actual result
R+14.5
Final polls said
R+18.5
2 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
R+15.9
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+15.91.4
2YouGovR+17.02.5
3Winthrop University Center for Public Opinion & Policy ResearchR+10.04.5
4Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc.R+20.05.5
5Public Policy PollingR+5.09.5
6Crantford ResearchR+4.010.5

Polls (6)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
YouGov2014-10-201566R+17.03
Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc.2014-10-16917R+20.06
Crantford Research2014-09-29688R+4.010
YouGov2014-09-262663R+17.03
Winthrop University Center for Public Opinion & Policy Research2014-09-251082R+10.04
Public Policy Polling2014-09-04793R+5.09