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House election 1998

Held on 1998-11-03. The result below is the official outcome; underneath it, where we hold the polls, is how close each pollster’s final poll came.

Result

Party Share (%)
Republican Party 48.4%
Democratic Party 47.3%

How the final polls compared

Each pollster’s last poll in the 30 days before this election, and how far it was from the result. Only parties the pollster reported are counted.

Pollster Final poll Days before Parties scored Difference
Yankelovich Partners 1998-10-14 20 2 0.9 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 47.0% 48.4% -1.4 percentage points
Democratic Party 47.0% 47.3% -0.3 percentage points
CBS News/New York Times Poll 1998-10-27 7 2 1.0 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 50.0% 48.4% +1.6 percentage points
Democratic Party 47.0% 47.3% -0.3 percentage points
CBS News Poll 1998-10-31 3 2 1.1 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Democratic Party 49.0% 47.3% +1.7 percentage points
Republican Party 48.0% 48.4% -0.4 percentage points
ABC News/Washington Post Poll 1998-10-31 3 2 2.1 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 46.0% 48.4% -2.4 percentage points
Democratic Party 49.0% 47.3% +1.7 percentage points
Pew Research Center 1998-10-30 4 2 2.9 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 44.0% 48.4% -4.4 percentage points
Democratic Party 46.0% 47.3% -1.3 percentage points
Princeton Survey Research Assoc. 1998-10-08 26 2 3.5 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Democratic Party 41.0% 47.3% -6.3 percentage points
Republican Party 49.0% 48.4% +0.6 percentage points
Opinion Dynamics 1998-10-28 6 2 4.9 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Democratic Party 38.0% 47.3% -9.3 percentage points
Republican Party 48.0% 48.4% -0.4 percentage points
Wirthlin Worldwide 1998-10-18 16 2 4.9 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Democratic Party 41.0% 47.3% -6.3 percentage points
Republican Party 45.0% 48.4% -3.4 percentage points
Gallup 1998-11-02 1 2 5.4 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 38.0% 48.4% -10.4 percentage points
Democratic Party 47.0% 47.3% -0.3 percentage points
Hart Research/Public Opinion Strategies 1998-10-26 8 2 6.4 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 40.0% 48.4% -8.4 percentage points
Democratic Party 43.0% 47.3% -4.3 percentage points
SSRS 1998-10-23 11 2 6.4 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 39.0% 48.4% -9.4 percentage points
Democratic Party 44.0% 47.3% -3.3 percentage points
American Viewpoint 1998-10-11 23 2 6.9 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 40.0% 48.4% -8.4 percentage points
Democratic Party 42.0% 47.3% -5.3 percentage points
Hill Research Consultants 1998-10-15 19 2 8.4 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 38.0% 48.4% -10.4 percentage points
Democratic Party 41.0% 47.3% -6.3 percentage points
Zogby Analytics 1998-10-13 21 2 10.4 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 36.0% 48.4% -12.4 percentage points
Democratic Party 39.0% 47.3% -8.3 percentage points

How this is measured: for each past election we take each pollster’s last poll in the 30 days before polling day and compare it, party by party, with the result. The figure is the mean absolute difference across the parties that appear in both. Only parties the pollster actually reported are counted. A late shift in opinion is not the same thing as a polling error.