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past elections

South Dakota Governor

Susan M. Wismer (D) vs Dennis M. Daugaard (R)

Actual result
R+45.0
Final polls said
R+32.0
5 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
R+32.0
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
1Monmouth University Polling InstituteR+39.06.0
2Marist CollegeR+39.06.0
3Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyR+36.09.0
4VotePredictorR+32.013.1
5YouGovR+26.019.0
6Nielson Brothers PollingR+25.020.0
7SurveyUSAR+20.025.0

Polls (8)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Monmouth University Polling Institute2014-10-26429R+39.06
SurveyUSA2014-10-23611R+20.025
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy2014-10-22800R+36.09
Marist College2014-10-21730R+39.06
YouGov2014-10-20527R+26.019
YouGov2014-09-26382R+26.019
Nielson Brothers Polling2014-09-23607R+25.020
SurveyUSA2014-09-05510R+20.025