Tuesday, September 2, 2014

2014 Election Polls and Models (9/2/14)

Below are poll averages (from Real Clear Politics) for Gubernatorial, Senate, and contested House seats. A positive poll average favors the Republican candidate whereas a negative poll average favors the Democratic candidate. From the poll averages a ranking and probability are calculated for each race. A probability above 0.5 (50%) favors the Republican candidate whereas a probability under 0.5 favors the Democratic candidate. The higher ranking, the higher the probability the race will go to the Republican candidate. The lower the ranking, the higher the probability the race will go to the Democratic candidate. Since polling in House races are not very accurate, the formula to calculate the probability is more complex taking into account race ratings by the Cook, Election Projection, and Sabato political reports as well as generic congressional polling results and PVI (Partisan Voting Index). A positive PVI means the percentage of registered Republicans in the district outnumbers registered Democrats whereas a negative PVI means the percentage of registered Democrats in the district outnumbers registered Republicans. The overall probability for the President, Senate, Gubernatorial, and House races are computed to project the number of seats (including the presidency) that are going to be won by Republicans and Democrats respectively. Race candidates will be filled in to the below tables once they are determined by state primaries. I will update and post this information regularly (many primaries and candidates have not been decided and most polls are not pertinent because they do not contain the right candidates). Below is an overall summary of the predicted outcomes based on probability density function models.

Governor Races

State

Democrat

Republican

Poll

Rank

Probability

Gain

Incumbent

Arkansas

Ross

Hutchinson

3

20

0.5771424

1

Rep Gain

-1

California

Brown

Kashkari

19.5

6

0.8970328

1

Rep Gain

-1

Connecticut

Malloy

Foley

7.5

15

0.6866833

1

Rep Gain

-1

Colorado

Hickenlooper

Beauprez

-1.2

26

0.4689795

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Hawaii

Ige

Aiona

7

17

0.6750997

1

Rep Gain

-1

Illinois

Quinn

Rauner

7

17

0.6750997

1

Rep Gain

-1

Maryland

Brown

Hogan

-14

31

0.1819183

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Massacusetts

Coakley

Baker

-5.7

28

0.3557964

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Minnesota

Dayton

Johnson

-10.5

29

0.2479171

-1

Dem Hold

-1

New Hampshire

Hassan

Havenstein

-20

33

0.0972717

-1

Dem Hold

-1

New York

Cuomo

Astorino

-31

36

0.0221762

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Oregon

Kitzhaber

Richardson

-10.5

29

0.2479171

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Rhode Island

Taveras

Block

-25

35

0.0524478

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Vermont

Shumlin

Milne

-21

34

0.0865803

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Arizona

DuVal

Ducey

7

17

0.6750997

1

Rep Hold

1

Alabama

Griffith

Bentley

25

4

0.9475522

1

Rep Hold

1

Alaska

Mallott

Parnell

11.5

11

0.7721427

1

Rep Hold

1

Florida

Crist

Scott

1

23

0.5258584

1

Rep Hold

1

Georgia

Carter

Deal

2

21

0.5516082

1

Rep Hold

1

Idaho

Balukoff

Otter

18

7

0.8785017

1

Rep Hold

1

Iowa

Hatch

Branstad

12

10

0.7818196

1

Rep Hold

1

Kansas

Davis

Brownback

-2.8

27

0.4279422

-1

Dem Gain

1

Maine

Michaud

LePage

-1

25

0.4741416

-1

Dem Gain

1

Michigan

Schauer

Snyder

1.2

22

0.5310205

1

Rep Hold

1

Nebraska

Hassebrook

Ricketts

7.5

15

0.6866833

1

Rep Hold

1

Nevada

Goodman

Sandoval

24

5

0.9402299

1

Rep Hold

1

New Mexico

King

Martinez

8

14

0.6980855

1

Rep Hold

1

Oklahoma

Dorman

Fallin

10

12

0.7417104

1

Rep Hold

1

Ohio

Fitzgerald

Kasich

8.2

13

0.7025936

1

Rep Hold

1

Pennsylvania

Wolf

Corbett

-18

32

0.1214983

-1

Dem Gain

1

South Carolina

Sheheen

Haley

14

8

0.8180817

1

Rep Hold

1

South Dakota

Wismer

Daugarrd

33

1

0.9838416

1

Rep Hold

1

Tennessee

McKamey

Haslam

26

3

0.9541437

1

Rep Hold

1

Texas

Davis

Abbott

12.8

9

0.7967994

1

Rep Hold

1

Wisconsin

Burke

Walker

0

24

0.5

-1

Dem Gain

1

Wyoming

Gosar

Mead

28

2

0.9653269

1

Rep Hold

1

0

15.4172

0.5762743

10

1

8

Senate Races

State

Democrat

Republican

Poll

Rank

Probability

Gain

Incumbent

Alabama

Unopposed

Sessions

50

1

0.9958871

1

Rep Hold

1

Alaska

Begich

Sullivan

-4.6

26

0.4039544

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Arkansas

Pryor

Cotton

1.7

19

0.535797

1

Rep Gain

-1

Delaware

Coons

0

23

0.5

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Georgia

Nunn

Perdue

4.2

17

0.5878366

1

Rep Hold

1

Hawaii

Schatz

Cavasso

-30

36

0.0564155

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Illinois

Durbin

Oberweis

-8

28

0.3362113

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Massachusetts

Markey

Herr

-26

35

0.0846924

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Maine

Bellows

Collins

45

2

0.9913059

1

Rep Hold

1

Michigan

Peters

Land

-3.8

25

0.420411

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Minnesota

Franken

McFadden

-10.5

30

0.2894615

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Mississippi

Childers

Cochran

13.5

15

0.7622374

1

Rep Hold

1

Kentucky

Grimes

McConnell

2.5

34

0.5525604

1

Rep Hold

1

Idaho

Mitchell

Risch

28

3

0.9305486

1

Rep Hold

1

Kansas

Taylor

Roberts

5.5

15

0.6143568

1

Rep Hold

1

Nebraska

Domina

Sasse

20

7

0.8547588

1

Rep Hold

1

Colorado

Udall

Gardner

-2.5

23

0.4474396

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Louisiana

Landrieu

Cassidy

1

20

0.5210756

1

Rep Gain

-1

New Jersey

Booker

Bell

-11

31

0.2804905

-1

Dem Hold

-1

New Mexico

Udall

Weh

-17

33

0.1844584

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Oklahoma

Johnson

Langford

23

6

0.8879358

1

Rep Hold

1

Oklahoma

Silverstein

Inhofe

27

5

0.9232153

1

Rep Hold

1

Montana

Walsh

Daines

16

9

0.8011263

1

Rep Gain

-1

Rhode Island

Reed

Zaccaria

-10

29

0.2985651

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Tennessee

Adams

Alexander

17

11

0.8155416

1

Rep Hold

1

Texas

Alameel

Cornyn

15

12

0.7860522

1

Rep Hold

1

South Carolina

Dickerson

Scott

16

9

0.8011263

1

Rep Hold

1

South Carolina

Hutto

Graham

16

9

0.8011263

1

Rep Hold

1

Virginia

Warner

Gillespie

-19

34

0.1576386

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Oregon

Merkley

Wehby

-12

32

0.2629627

-1

Dem Hold

-1

West Virginia

Tennant

Capito

14

14

0.7703332

1

Rep Gain

-1

New Hampshire

Shaheen

Brown

-6.6

27

0.3636081

-1

Dem Hold

-1

Wyoming

Hardy

Enzi

31

3

0.949336

1

Rep Hold

1

South Dakota

Weiland

Rounds

14.5

13

0.7782723

1

Rep Gain

-1

North Carolina

Hagan

Tillis

1

20

0.5210756

1

Rep Gain

-1

Iowa

Braley

Ernst

0.2

22

0.504217

1

Rep Gain

-1

0

18.9203

0.574802

8

7

-6

House Races

State

Democrat

Republican

Poll

PVI

Cook

Sabato

Election Projection

AVE

Rank

Probability

Arkansas 2

Hays

Hill

14

8

5

5

5

6

26

0.8312304

Arkansas 4

Witt

Westerman

16

15

10

10

15

11.6

2

0.9681405

Arizona 1

Kirkpatrick

Tobin

0

4

0

0

-5

-0.2

40

0.4872488

Arizona 2

Barber

McSally

-8

3

0

0

-5

-1.2

46

0.4239464

Arizona 9

Sinema

Rogers

0

1

-5

-5

-10

-3.8

61

0.2717957

California 3

Garamendi

Logue

0

-1

-10

-15

-15

-8.2

72

0.0949819

California 7

Bera

Ose

0

0

0

-5

-5

-2

50

0.3746056

California 9

McNerney

Amador

0

-6

-10

-15

-15

-9.2

77

0.0707097

California 10

Eggman

Denham

0

1

10

10

15

7.2

20

0.8751023

California 16

Costa

Tacherra

0

-7

-10

-15

-15

-9.4

78

0.0664848

California 21

Renteria

Valadao

0

-2

5

5

5

2.6

35

0.6611426

California 25

Strckland

0

3

10

15

10

7.6

17

0.8877755

California 24

Capps

Mitchum

0

-4

-15

-5

15

-1.8

49

0.3867837

California 26

Brownley

Gorell

0

-4

-5

-5

-5

-3.8

61

0.2717957

California 31

Aguilar

Chabot

0

-5

-5

-5

-5

-4

64

0.2612946

California 36

Ruiz

Nestande

0

1

0

-5

-10

-2.8

55

0.3272385

California 52

Peters

DiMaio

7

-2

0

0

5

1.3

36

0.5823042

Colorado 6

Romanoff

Coffman

0

-1

0

0

-5

-1.2

47

0.4239464

Connecticut 5

Esty

Greenberg

0

-3

-10

-10

-15

-7.6

68

0.1122245

Florida 2

Graham

Southerland

-2

6

5

5

5

4

29

0.7387054

Florida 26

Garcia

Cubelo

0

1

0

0

-5

-0.8

43

0.4491252

Florida 10

Demings

Webster

0

6

5

15

15

8.2

12

0.9050181

Florida 13

Sink

Jolly

0

1

15

15

15

9.2

6

0.9292903

Florida 18

Murphy

Domino

0

3

-5

-5

-10

-3.4

59

0.2934082

Hawaii 2

Gabbard

Crowley

0

-21

-10

-5

-15

-10.2

79

0.0515121

Georgia 12

Barrow

Allen

0

14

-5

-5

-5

-0.2

40

0.4872488

Illinois 8

Duckworth

Kaifesh

0

-8

-10

-5

-15

-7.6

68

0.1122245

Illinois 10

Schneider

Dold

3

-8

0

-5

-5

-3.3

57

0.2989332

Illinois 11

Foster

Senger

0

-8

-10

-10

-15

-8.6

74

0.0846243

Illinois 12

Enyart

Bost

0

0

-5

0

-5

-2

50

0.3746056

Illinois 13

Callis

Davis

0

0

5

5

5

3

33

0.6842154

Illinois 17

Bustos

Schilling

0

-7

-5

-10

-10

-6.4

67

0.1531599

Indiana 2

Bock

Walorski

0

6

10

10

10

7.2

20

0.8751023

Iowa 1

Murphy

Blum

-2.5

-5

-10

-10

-15

-8.25

73

0.0936383

Iowa 3

Appel

Young

0

0

0

0

-5

-1

44

0.4365036

Iowa 4

Mowrer

King

0

5

10

10

15

8

13

0.8995019

Kentucky 6

Jensen

Barr

0

9

15

-5

-15

0.8

37

0.5508748

Maine 2

Cain

Poliquin

-5

-2

-5

-5

-10

-4.9

66

0.2167504

Massachusetts 6

Tierney

Tisei

5

-4

0

-10

-5

-3.3

57

0.2989332

Michigan 8

Schertzeing

Bishop

0

2

10

15

5

6.4

24

0.8468401

Michigan 1

Cannon

Benishek

0

5

5

5

5

4

29

0.7387054

Michigan 3

Goodrich

Amash

0

4

10

15

15

8.8

7

0.9202255

Michigan 7

Byrnes

Walberg

0

3

15

5

10

6.6

23

0.8542742

Michigan 11

McKenzie

Trott

0

4

10

15

15

8.8

7

0.9202255

Minnesota 1

Walz

Hagedorn

0

1

-10

-15

-15

-7.8

70

0.1062445

Minnesota 2

Obermueller

Kline

0

2

15

10

15

8.4

10

0.910308

Minnesota 8

Nolan

Mills

0

-1

0

0

-5

-1.2

46

0.4239464

Minnesota 7

Peterson

Westrom

-4

6

-10

-5

-5

-3.2

56

0.3045049

Montana 1

Lewis

Zinke

0

7

10

10

15

8.4

10

0.910308

New Jersey 3

Belgard

McArthur

0

1

0

5

-5

0.2

39

0.5127512

New Jersey 2

Hughes

LoBiondo

0

-1

15

10

15

7.8

16

0.8937555

New York 1

Bishop

Zeldin

0

2

-5

-5

-5

-2.6

53

0.3388574

New York 11

Recchia

Grimm

0

2

-5

-5

-5

-2.6

53

0.3388574

New York 18

Maloney

Hayworth

4

0

-5

-5

-10

-3.6

60

0.2825025

New York 19

Eldridge

Gibson

0

-1

5

5

5

2.8

34

0.6727615

New York 21

Woolf

Stefanik

0

0

0

0

-5

-1

44

0.4365036

New York 24

Maffei

Katko

-6

-5

-10

-10

-15

-8.6

74

0.0846243

New York 23

Robertson

Reed

0

3

15

5

5

5.6

27

0.8146339

New York 27

Hochul

Collins

0

8

0

15

15

7.6

17

0.8877755

Nebraska 2

Ashford

Terry

-1

4

5

5

5

3.7

31

0.7228762

New Hampshire 1

Shea-Porter

Guinta

1

1

0

0

-5

-0.7

42

0.4554562

New Hampshire 2

Kuster

Lambert

-6

-3

-5

-5

-5

-4.2

65

0.2510061

New Mexico 2

Lara

Pearce

0

5

10

10

15

8

13

0.8995019

Nevada 2

Spees

Amodei

0

5

15

15

15

10

5

0.9450228

Nevada 3

Bilbay

Heck

0

10

10

10

10

8

13

0.8995019

Nevada 4

Horsford

Hardy

0

-4

0

-10

-5

-3.8

61

0.2717957

North Carolina 2

Aiken

Ellmers

0

15

10

15

15

11

3

0.9606465

North Carolina 7

Barfield

Rouzer

0

12

10

15

15

10.4

4

0.9517771

Ohio 6

Garrison

Johnson

0

8

10

10

15

8.6

9

0.9153757

Ohio 14

Wager

Joyce

0

4

10

10

10

6.8

22

0.8614618

Oregon 5

Schrader

Smith

0

0

-10

-15

-15

-8

71

0.1004981

Pennsylvania 6

Trivedi

Costello

9

2

10

10

10

7.3

19

0.8783606

Pennsylvania 8

Strouse

Fitzpatrick

0

1

10

10

5

5.2

28

0.7970603

Texas 23

Gallego

Hurd

0

3

-5

-5

-5

-2.4

52

0.3506317

Utah 4

Owens

Love

11

16

10

15

15

12.3

1

0.9753524

Virginia 10

Foust

Comstock

0

2

5

5

5

3.4

32

0.7065918

Washington 1

Delbene

Larsen

0

-4

-10

-15

-15

-8.8

76

0.0797745

West Virginia 2

Mooney

Casey

12

11

5

5

5

6.4

24

0.8468401

West Virginia 3

Rahall

Jenkins

-12

14

0

0

-5

0.6

38

0.5382015

Governor Races: Current - Republicans 29; Democrats 21 (including 2 Independents); Model Projection - Republicans 28; Democrats 22 (including 2 Independents)

Senate Races: Current - Republicans 45; Democrats 55 (Including 2 Independents); Model Projection - Republicans 50; Democrats 50 (Including 2 Independents)

House Races: Current - Republicans 234; Democrats 204; Model Projection: Republicans 234; Democrats 204

Below is an overall summary of the predicted outcomes based solely on election polls:

Governor Races: Republicans 30; Democrats 20 (including 2 Independents)

Senate Races: Republicans 52; Democrats 48 (Including 2 Independents)

House Races: Republicans 235; Democrats 203

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