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past elections

Rhode Island Senate

Sheldon Whitehouse (D) vs Bob Flanders (R)

Actual result
D+23.1
Final polls said
D+19.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
D+20.5
Winner
Dem

"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
1SocialSphereD+24.00.9
2University of New Hampshire Survey CenterD+24.00.9
3VotePredictorD+20.52.6
4Fleming & AssociatesD+19.04.1

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

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

Polls (4)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Fleming & Associates2018-10-22416D+19.04
SocialSphere2018-10-07502D+24.01
University of New Hampshire Survey Center2018-10-01503D+24.01
Fleming & Associates2018-09-16420D+19.04