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past elections

Montana House

Monica Tranel (D) vs Ryan K. Zinke (R)

Actual result
R+3.2
Final polls said
R+1.7
3 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
R+5.8
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
1Montana State University BillingsR+2.01.2
2Impact ResearchR+2.01.2
3Victoria Research & ConsultingR+1.02.2
4VotePredictorR+5.82.7

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1Elections DailyRep 99%0.000
2JHK ForecastsRep 99%0.000
3DDHQ/Decision DeskRep 94%0.004
4FiveThirtyEightRep 94%0.004
5Race to the WHRep 92%0.006
6CNalysisRep 90%0.010
7RealClearPoliticsRep 90%0.010
8The EconomistRep 89%0.012
9VotePredictorRep 80%0.039
10Cook PoliticalRep 75%0.062
11Fox NewsRep 75%0.062
12Inside ElectionsRep 75%0.062
13Sabato's Crystal BallRep 75%0.062
14Split TicketRep 75%0.062

Polls (3)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Montana State University Billings2022-10-09143R+2.01
Victoria Research & Consulting2022-09-29840R+1.02
Impact Research2022-09-16400R+2.01