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past elections

West Virginia Senate

Paula Jean Swearengin (D) vs Shelley Moore Capito (R)

Actual result
R+43.3
Final polls said
R+20.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
R+23.7
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
1VotePredictorR+23.719.6
2RepassR+20.023.3

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1CNalysisRep 99%0.000
2Cook PoliticalRep 99%0.000
3DDHQ/Decision DeskRep 99%0.000
4The EconomistRep 100%0.000
5Elections DailyRep 99%0.000
6FiveThirtyEightRep 99%0.000
7Inside ElectionsRep 99%0.000
8JHK ForecastsRep 100%0.000
9Princeton Election ConsortiumRep 100%0.000
10Race to the WHRep 99%0.000
11RealClearPoliticsRep 99%0.000
12Sabato's Crystal BallRep 99%0.000
13VotePredictorRep 100%0.000

Polls (1)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Repass2020-10-03450R+20.023