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Election forecaster issues assessment of 2026 midterms

Politics · First reported 29 Oct, 18:24 · Updated 23:21

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Allan Lichtman developed a system for forecasting election results and has been right nearly every time for more than four decades, according to The Times. The Daily Mail reports that the history professor has issued his final assessment of the 2026 midterms and accurately predicted 9 of the last 11 presidential races.

  • Allan Lichtman developed a system to predict voting results.
  • The Times says Lichtman has been right nearly every time over more than four decades.
  • The Daily Mail reports that he issued a final assessment of the 2026 midterms and predicted 9 of the last 11 presidential race outcomes accurately.
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Allan Lichtman
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9 of the last 11 races
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Final assessment issued for the 2026 midterms

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