The lead for Democrats ticked up in FiveThirtyEight’s final generic ballot poll average before the midterm elections.

Democrats held an 8.5 point lead when the last estimate was calculated Nov. 2. Four days later, they inched up to an 8.7 point lead, with 50.7 percent supporting Democrats and 42 percent supporting Republicans.

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