VotePredictor
past elections

Michigan House

Carl J. Marlinga (D) vs John James (R)

Actual result
R+0.5
Final polls said
D+2.0
1 late poll · ✗
Model predicted
R+2.9
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+2.92.4
2Target InsyghtD+2.02.5
3Glengariff GroupR+7.97.4

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1JHK ForecastsRep 95%0.003
2Fox NewsRep 90%0.010
3RealClearPoliticsRep 90%0.010
4VotePredictorRep 86%0.019
5Race to the WHRep 85%0.023
6The EconomistRep 80%0.040
7FiveThirtyEightRep 79%0.044
8CNalysisRep 75%0.062
9Cook PoliticalRep 75%0.062
10Elections DailyRep 75%0.062
11Inside ElectionsRep 75%0.062
12Sabato's Crystal BallRep 75%0.062
13Split TicketRep 75%0.062
14DDHQ/Decision DeskRep 75%0.063

Polls (2)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Target Insyght2022-10-17400D+2.02
Glengariff Group2022-10-05400R+7.97