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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
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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
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Pulse Research & Polling | R+4.7 | 1.0 | ✓ |
| 2 | Ipsos | R+1.5 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| 3 | University of Akron Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics | R+1.0 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| 4 | Morning Consult | R+1.0 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| 5 | Baldwin Wallace University Community Research Institute | R+0.6 | 3.1 | ✓ |
| 6 | Cygnal | R+0.2 | 3.5 | ✓ |
| 7 | Research Co. | EVEN | 3.7 | ✗ |
| 8 | Marist College | EVEN | 3.7 | ✗ |
| 9 | Emerson College | D+3.5 | 7.2 | ✗ |
| 10 | Trafalgar Group | D+3.6 | 7.3 | ✗ |
| 11 | Change Research | D+5.0 | 8.7 | ✗ |
| 12 | Gravis Marketing | D+5.0 | 8.7 | ✗ |
| 13 | Suffolk University | D+6.0 | 9.7 | ✗ |
Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier
| # | Forecaster | Win prob | Brier | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VotePredictor Elections | Rep 71% | 0.083 | ✓ |
| 2 | FiveThirtyEight | Dem 60% | 0.354 | ✗ |
The polls behind it
15 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
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.
Which party matches you?
These candidates split on taxes, health care, guns, and abortion. See where you land — and which members of Congress actually vote like you.