VotePredictor
past elections

California House

Christy Smith (D) vs Mike Garcia (R)

Actual result
R+6.5
Final polls said
D+6.0
1 late poll · ✗
Model predicted
D+0.8
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
1VotePredictorD+0.87.3
2Mellman GroupD+6.012.5

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1Elections DailyRep 75%0.062
2Fox NewsRep 75%0.062
3RealClearPoliticsRep 75%0.062
4Sabato's Crystal BallRep 75%0.062
5Split TicketRep 75%0.062
6JHK ForecastsRep 71%0.084
7FiveThirtyEightRep 63%0.137
8CNalysisRep 60%0.160
9Inside ElectionsRep 60%0.160
10DDHQ/Decision DeskRep 58%0.175
11Cook PoliticalDem 50%0.250
12Race to the WHDem 56%0.314
13The EconomistDem 65%0.423
14VotePredictorDem 67%0.453

Polls (1)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Mellman Group2022-10-05400D+6.012