Incumbent Democrat Hillary Scholten holds a commanding lead in Michigan’s 3rd congressional district heading into the November 3 general election. The seat, encompassing Grand Rapids and portions of Kent, Ottawa, and Muskegon counties, has trended Democratic in recent cycles after redistricting, with Scholten flipping it in 2022 and winning reelection by double digits in 2024. Forecasters rate the race Likely or Solid Democratic, reflecting her incumbency advantages, stronger fundraising, and lack of primary opposition. Republican nominee Terri DeBoer, a longtime local meteorologist who won her August 4 primary decisively, benefits from name recognition and a recent Detroit News endorsement but faces structural headwinds in a district with a Democratic-leaning partisan voter index. Trader consensus aligns with these fundamentals. A national Republican surge, unusually low Democratic turnout, or late shifts in voter sentiment could narrow the margin, though historical patterns limit the scope for an upset.
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This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the MI-03 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/).Incumbent Democrat Hillary Scholten holds a commanding lead in Michigan’s 3rd congressional district heading into the November 3 general election. The seat, encompassing Grand Rapids and portions of Kent, Ottawa, and Muskegon counties, has trended Democratic in recent cycles after redistricting, with Scholten flipping it in 2022 and winning reelection by double digits in 2024. Forecasters rate the race Likely or Solid Democratic, reflecting her incumbency advantages, stronger fundraising, and lack of primary opposition. Republican nominee Terri DeBoer, a longtime local meteorologist who won her August 4 primary decisively, benefits from name recognition and a recent Detroit News endorsement but faces structural headwinds in a district with a Democratic-leaning partisan voter index. Trader consensus aligns with these fundamentals. A national Republican surge, unusually low Democratic turnout, or late shifts in voter sentiment could narrow the margin, though historical patterns limit the scope for an upset.
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the MI-03 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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0x2F5e3684c...This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the MI-03 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/).Incumbent Democrat Hillary Scholten holds a commanding lead in Michigan’s 3rd congressional district heading into the November 3 general election. The seat, encompassing Grand Rapids and portions of Kent, Ottawa, and Muskegon counties, has trended Democratic in recent cycles after redistricting, with Scholten flipping it in 2022 and winning reelection by double digits in 2024. Forecasters rate the race Likely or Solid Democratic, reflecting her incumbency advantages, stronger fundraising, and lack of primary opposition. Republican nominee Terri DeBoer, a longtime local meteorologist who won her August 4 primary decisively, benefits from name recognition and a recent Detroit News endorsement but faces structural headwinds in a district with a Democratic-leaning partisan voter index. Trader consensus aligns with these fundamentals. A national Republican surge, unusually low Democratic turnout, or late shifts in voter sentiment could narrow the margin, though historical patterns limit the scope for an upset.
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the MI-03 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
$26,525End Date
Nov 5, 2026Market Opened
Dec 16, 2025, 11:59 AM ETResolver
0x2F5e3684c...Incumbent Democrat Hillary Scholten holds a commanding lead in Michigan’s 3rd congressional district heading into the November 3 general election. The seat, encompassing Grand Rapids and portions of Kent, Ottawa, and Muskegon counties, has trended Democratic in recent cycles after redistricting, with Scholten flipping it in 2022 and winning reelection by double digits in 2024. Forecasters rate the race Likely or Solid Democratic, reflecting her incumbency advantages, stronger fundraising, and lack of primary opposition. Republican nominee Terri DeBoer, a longtime local meteorologist who won her August 4 primary decisively, benefits from name recognition and a recent Detroit News endorsement but faces structural headwinds in a district with a Democratic-leaning partisan voter index. Trader consensus aligns with these fundamentals. A national Republican surge, unusually low Democratic turnout, or late shifts in voter sentiment could narrow the margin, though historical patterns limit the scope for an upset.
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