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Forecasting the 2008 U.S. House, Senate and Presidential Elections at the District and State Level

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2008

Carl Klarner
Carl Klarner
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Indiana State University
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This paper applies the forecasting models of Klarner and Buchanan (2006a) for the U.S. Senate and Klarner and Buchanan (2006b) for the U.S. House of Representatives to the upcoming 2008 elections. Forecasts are also conducted for the 2008 presidential race at the state level. The forecasts presented in this article, made July 28, 2008 (99 days before the election), predicted an 11-seat gain for the Democrats in the House of Representatives, a three-seat gain for the Democrats in the Senate, and that Barack Obama would obtain 53.0% of the popular vote and 346 electoral votes. Furthermore, Obama was forecast to have an 83.6% chance of winning the White House and an 85.9% chance of winning the popular vote.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 41 , Issue 4 , October 2008 , pp. 723 - 728
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Copyright © The American Political Science Association 2008

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