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Michigan Senate

In the 2018 Michigan Senate race, Debbie Stabenow (D) won by about 7 points.

Actual result
D+6.5
Final polls said
D+9.2
14 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
Dem

"Final polls" = the last ~3 weeks; the prediction is walk-forward. How this is scored →

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
1Tarrance GroupD+7.00.5✓
2EPIC-MRAD+7.00.5✓
3Michigan State University Institute for Public Policy and Social ResearchD+7.00.5✓
4Trafalgar GroupD+9.02.5✓
5Emerson CollegeD+9.42.9✓
6Target InsyghtD+10.03.5✓
7Mitchell Research & CommunicationsD+3.03.5✓
8Change ResearchD+2.04.5✓
9Gravis MarketingD+13.06.5✓
10Research Co.D+16.09.5✓
11Marketing Resource Group (MRG)D+16.09.5✓
12Glengariff GroupD+16.710.2✓
13Strategic NationalD+18.011.5✓
14IpsosD+19.312.8✓

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1FiveThirtyEightDem 98%0.000✓
2Sabato's Crystal BallDem 99%0.000✓
3Inside ElectionsDem 99%0.000✓
4VotePredictor ElectionsDem 98%0.000✓
5JHK ForecastsDem 97%0.001✓
6Cook PoliticalDem 90%0.010✓
7DDHQ/Decision DeskDem 90%0.010✓

The polls behind it

21 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Mitchell Research & Communications2018-11-054
Trafalgar Group2018-11-042
Mitchell Research & Communications2018-11-040
Change Research2018-11-035
Research Co.2018-11-029

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2018 Michigan Senate race?

Debbie Stabenow (D) won, by about 6.5 points (D+6.5).

When was the 2018 Michigan Senate election held?

It was held in November 2018.

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