The heavily Democratic composition of Illinois’s 7th congressional district, anchored in Chicago’s West Side and surrounding suburbs, underpins the current trader consensus favoring the Democratic nominee. Danny Davis’s retirement created an open seat, but the March 2026 Democratic primary produced a clear nominee in La Shawn Ford, while the Republican primary yielded Chad Koppie as the general-election opponent. Forecasters rate the race Solid D or Safe D, consistent with the district’s recent history of Democratic margins exceeding 60 points. Limited Republican infrastructure, modest fundraising on the GOP side, and the absence of major scandals or nationalized issues have kept probabilities stable since the primaries. A late scandal involving the Democratic nominee, an unusually strong Republican turnout surge, or an unforeseen legal development could theoretically narrow the gap, though structural partisan patterns make such shifts unlikely before November.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedIL-07 House Election Winner
IL-07 House Election Winner
$25,927 Vol.
$25,927 Vol.
Nov 3, 2026
Democratic Party
95%
Republican Party
3%
$25,927 Vol.
$25,927 Vol.
Nov 3, 2026
Democratic Party
$11,992 Vol.
95%
Republican Party
$13,935 Vol.
3%
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the IL-07 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).The heavily Democratic composition of Illinois’s 7th congressional district, anchored in Chicago’s West Side and surrounding suburbs, underpins the current trader consensus favoring the Democratic nominee. Danny Davis’s retirement created an open seat, but the March 2026 Democratic primary produced a clear nominee in La Shawn Ford, while the Republican primary yielded Chad Koppie as the general-election opponent. Forecasters rate the race Solid D or Safe D, consistent with the district’s recent history of Democratic margins exceeding 60 points. Limited Republican infrastructure, modest fundraising on the GOP side, and the absence of major scandals or nationalized issues have kept probabilities stable since the primaries. A late scandal involving the Democratic nominee, an unusually strong Republican turnout surge, or an unforeseen legal development could theoretically narrow the gap, though structural partisan patterns make such shifts unlikely before November.
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the IL-07 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
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Volume
$25,927End Date
Nov 3, 2026Market Opened
Jan 28, 2026, 11:09 AM ETResolver
0x2F5e3684c...This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the IL-07 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).The heavily Democratic composition of Illinois’s 7th congressional district, anchored in Chicago’s West Side and surrounding suburbs, underpins the current trader consensus favoring the Democratic nominee. Danny Davis’s retirement created an open seat, but the March 2026 Democratic primary produced a clear nominee in La Shawn Ford, while the Republican primary yielded Chad Koppie as the general-election opponent. Forecasters rate the race Solid D or Safe D, consistent with the district’s recent history of Democratic margins exceeding 60 points. Limited Republican infrastructure, modest fundraising on the GOP side, and the absence of major scandals or nationalized issues have kept probabilities stable since the primaries. A late scandal involving the Democratic nominee, an unusually strong Republican turnout surge, or an unforeseen legal development could theoretically narrow the gap, though structural partisan patterns make such shifts unlikely before November.
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the IL-07 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
Volume
$25,927End Date
Nov 3, 2026Market Opened
Jan 28, 2026, 11:09 AM ETResolver
0x2F5e3684c...The heavily Democratic composition of Illinois’s 7th congressional district, anchored in Chicago’s West Side and surrounding suburbs, underpins the current trader consensus favoring the Democratic nominee. Danny Davis’s retirement created an open seat, but the March 2026 Democratic primary produced a clear nominee in La Shawn Ford, while the Republican primary yielded Chad Koppie as the general-election opponent. Forecasters rate the race Solid D or Safe D, consistent with the district’s recent history of Democratic margins exceeding 60 points. Limited Republican infrastructure, modest fundraising on the GOP side, and the absence of major scandals or nationalized issues have kept probabilities stable since the primaries. A late scandal involving the Democratic nominee, an unusually strong Republican turnout surge, or an unforeseen legal development could theoretically narrow the gap, though structural partisan patterns make such shifts unlikely before November.
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