VotePredictor
past elections

Maine Senate

Zak Ringelstein (D) vs Eric L. Brakey (R)

Actual result
R+24.8
Final polls said
R+31.4
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
R+34.1
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
1WickR+28.03.2
2Pan Atlantic ResearchR+21.43.4
3Digital ResearchR+20.04.8
4Emerson CollegeR+31.46.6
5VotePredictorR+34.19.3

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1VotePredictorRep 100%0.000
2DDHQ/Decision DeskDem 98%0.966
3Cook PoliticalDem 99%0.980
4FiveThirtyEightDem 99%0.980
5JHK ForecastsDem 99%0.980
6Sabato's Crystal BallDem 99%0.980
7Inside ElectionsDem 99%0.980

Polls (4)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Emerson College2018-10-28883R+31.47
Digital Research2018-10-12600R+20.05
Pan Atlantic Research2018-10-04500R+21.43
Wick2018-09-29750R+28.03