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State-Level Forecasts of the 2012 Federal and Gubernatorial Elections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2012

Carl E. Klarner
Carl E. Klarner*
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Indiana State University
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The election forecasts presented in this article indicate that control of the White House after the 2012 election is a tossup, that control of the US House will likely remain in Republican hands, and that although closely fought, the Republicans have the edge for control of the US Senate. These forecasts were made on July 15, 2012. Obama was predicted to receive 51.3% of the two-party popular vote, 301 electoral votes, and to have a 57.1% chance of winning the Electoral College. The year 2012 was forecast to be one of stasis for the US House, with almost no change in the number of seats controlled by the Republicans: they were forecast to pick up two seats, and to have a 75.6% chance of maintaining their majority. Lastly, the Republicans were predicted to pick up five seats in the US Senate and have about a 61.6% chance of attaining majority control.

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Symposium: Forecasting the 2012 American National Elections
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 45 , Issue 4 , October 2012 , pp. 655 - 662
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2012 

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