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past elections

South Dakota Governor

Jamie Smith (D) vs Kristi Noem (R)

Actual result
R+26.8
Final polls said
R+18.9
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
R+17.0
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
1Emerson CollegeR+18.97.9
2VotePredictorR+17.09.8
3South Dakota State University School of American and Global StudiesR+4.022.8

Polls (2)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Emerson College2022-10-201500R+18.98
South Dakota State University School of American and Global Studies2022-10-04565R+4.023