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past elections

New Jersey House

Amy Kennedy (D) vs Jeff Van Drew (R)

Actual result
R+5.8
Final polls said
D+1.0
1 late poll · ✗
Model predicted
D+3.7
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
1Stockton University William J. Hughes Center for Public PolicyD+1.06.8
2VotePredictorD+3.79.4
3Impact ResearchD+4.09.8
4Public Policy PollingD+5.010.8
5Monmouth University Polling InstituteD+7.012.8

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1Cook PoliticalDem 50%0.250
2FiveThirtyEightDem 50%0.250
3JHK ForecastsDem 56%0.314
4The EconomistDem 57%0.331
5DDHQ/Decision DeskDem 59%0.349
6VotePredictorDem 61%0.375
7Sabato's Crystal BallDem 75%0.562

Polls (4)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Stockton University William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy2020-10-24676D+1.07
Monmouth University Polling Institute2020-09-28588D+7.013
Impact Research2020-09-16505D+4.010
Public Policy Polling2020-09-14550D+5.011