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past elections

Illinois House

Eric Sorensen (D) vs Esther Joy King (R)

Actual result
D+4.0
Final polls said
D+9.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
D+7.1
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
1VotePredictorD+7.13.1
2Public Policy PollingD+9.05.0

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1Elections DailyDem 75%0.062
2VotePredictorDem 73%0.073
3The EconomistDem 64%0.130
4FiveThirtyEightDem 62%0.144
5Race to the WHDem 61%0.152
6CNalysisDem 60%0.160
7Cook PoliticalDem 50%0.250
8Fox NewsDem 50%0.250
9Inside ElectionsDem 50%0.250
10JHK ForecastsRep 52%0.270
11DDHQ/Decision DeskRep 72%0.514
12RealClearPoliticsRep 75%0.562
13Sabato's Crystal BallRep 75%0.562
14Split TicketRep 75%0.562

Polls (1)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Public Policy Polling2022-09-21642D+9.05