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Toss-up · 2018 Governor

Ohio Governor

In the 2018 Ohio Governor race, Mike DeWine (R) won by about 4 points.

Actual result
R+3.7
Final polls said
D+2.3
7 late polls · ✗
VotePredictor Elections predicted
Winner
Rep

"Final polls said" averages polls from the last ~3 weeks — the call right before the vote, and how pollsters are rated. VotePredictor Elections' prediction is walk-forward (trained only on earlier races).

Final rankings

How everyone who called this race did, ranked — VotePredictor Elections shown inline (★).

Pollsters — each pollster's final poll vs the result

#PollsterFinal callMissCalled
1American Pulse Research & PollingR+4.71.0
2IpsosR+1.52.2
3University of Akron Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied PoliticsR+1.02.7
4Morning ConsultR+1.02.7
5Baldwin Wallace University Community Research InstituteR+0.63.1
6CygnalR+0.23.5
7Research Co.EVEN3.7
8Marist CollegeEVEN3.7
9Emerson CollegeD+3.57.2
10Trafalgar GroupD+3.67.3
11Change ResearchD+5.08.7
12Gravis MarketingD+5.08.7
13Suffolk UniversityD+6.09.7

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1VotePredictor ElectionsRep 71%0.083
2FiveThirtyEightDem 60%0.354

The polls behind it

15 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Change Research2018-11-039
Trafalgar Group2018-11-037
Research Co.2018-11-024
Cygnal2018-10-304
Gravis Marketing2018-10-299

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2018 Ohio Governor race?

Mike DeWine (R) won, by about 3.7 points (R+3.7).

When was the 2018 Ohio Governor election held?

It was held in November 2018.

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