Trader consensus reflects near-certainty that Republicans will fall short of a post-2026 midterm trifecta featuring a Senate supermajority, driven by the structurally daunting Class II map where the GOP must defend 22 seats—including several battlegrounds—while flipping at least seven of Democrats' 13 vulnerable incumbencies to expand from 53 to 60 seats, defying historical midterm losses for the president's party. Their current House majority remains razor-thin at 218-213 amid competitive generic ballot polling showing Democrats gaining ground. Recent forecasts from Sabato's Crystal Ball and Race to the WH as of early April affirm Republican Senate majority retention but no supermajority path, with President Trump's pledged fundraising and campaigning yet to alter dynamics. Only an unprecedented red wave from economic surges, opponent scandals, or turnout anomalies could shift odds before November 3.
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The 2026 midterm elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if, as a result of the midterm elections, the Republican Party controls the U.S. presidency, controls the U.S. House of Representatives, and holds at least 60 seats in the U.S. Senate.
This market will resolve based on the results of all Congress elections, including special elections, that are scheduled to occur in November 2026 as of October 31, 2026. If a required runoff for any such election could change the market’s outcome, the market will remain open until that runoff is conclusively called by this market’s resolution sources.
A party will be considered to have 'control' of the House of Representatives if it wins a majority of voting seats.
If control of the House is ambiguous given the above rules, this market will resolve according to the party affiliation of the first Speaker of the US House who is selected following the 2026 United States midterm elections.
A candidate's party is determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time the 2026 United States midterm elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democratic or Republican Parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party that they most recently expressed their intent to caucus with at the time the 2026 United States midterm elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
If a Senate seat is vacant but a corresponding election is not held in November 2026, the seat will be considered held by the party of the seat's most recent incumbent.
The resolution source for this market is the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC. If all three sources do not achieve consensus in calling the relevant races for this market, it will resolve based on the official certification.
Trader consensus reflects near-certainty that Republicans will fall short of a post-2026 midterm trifecta featuring a Senate supermajority, driven by the structurally daunting Class II map where the GOP must defend 22 seats—including several battlegrounds—while flipping at least seven of Democrats' 13 vulnerable incumbencies to expand from 53 to 60 seats, defying historical midterm losses for the president's party. Their current House majority remains razor-thin at 218-213 amid competitive generic ballot polling showing Democrats gaining ground. Recent forecasts from Sabato's Crystal Ball and Race to the WH as of early April affirm Republican Senate majority retention but no supermajority path, with President Trump's pledged fundraising and campaigning yet to alter dynamics. Only an unprecedented red wave from economic surges, opponent scandals, or turnout anomalies could shift odds before November 3.
The 2026 midterm elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if, as a result of the midterm elections, the Republican Party controls the U.S. presidency, controls the U.S. House of Representatives, and holds at least 60 seats in the U.S. Senate.
This market will resolve based on the results of all Congress elections, including special elections, that are scheduled to occur in November 2026 as of October 31, 2026. If a required runoff for any such election could change the market’s outcome, the market will remain open until that runoff is conclusively called by this market’s resolution sources.
A party will be considered to have 'control' of the House of Representatives if it wins a majority of voting seats.
If control of the House is ambiguous given the above rules, this market will resolve according to the party affiliation of the first Speaker of the US House who is selected following the 2026 United States midterm elections.
A candidate's party is determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time the 2026 United States midterm elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democratic or Republican Parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party that they most recently expressed their intent to caucus with at the time the 2026 United States midterm elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
If a Senate seat is vacant but a corresponding election is not held in November 2026, the seat will be considered held by the party of the seat's most recent incumbent.
The resolution source for this market is the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC. If all three sources do not achieve consensus in calling the relevant races for this market, it will resolve based on the official certification.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if, as a result of the midterm elections, the Republican Party controls the U.S. presidency, controls the U.S. House of Representatives, and holds at least 60 seats in the U.S. Senate.
This market will resolve based on the results of all Congress elections, including special elections, that are scheduled to occur in November 2026 as of October 31, 2026. If a required runoff for any such election could change the market’s outcome, the market will remain open until that runoff is conclusively called by this market’s resolution sources.
A party will be considered to have 'control' of the House of Representatives if it wins a majority of voting seats.
If control of the House is ambiguous given the above rules, this market will resolve according to the party affiliation of the first Speaker of the US House who is selected following the 2026 United States midterm elections.
A candidate's party is determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time the 2026 United States midterm elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democratic or Republican Parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party that they most recently expressed their intent to caucus with at the time the 2026 United States midterm elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
If a Senate seat is vacant but a corresponding election is not held in November 2026, the seat will be considered held by the party of the seat's most recent incumbent.
The resolution source for this market is the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC. If all three sources do not achieve consensus in calling the relevant races for this market, it will resolve based on the official certification.
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0x65070BE91...The 2026 midterm elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if, as a result of the midterm elections, the Republican Party controls the U.S. presidency, controls the U.S. House of Representatives, and holds at least 60 seats in the U.S. Senate.
This market will resolve based on the results of all Congress elections, including special elections, that are scheduled to occur in November 2026 as of October 31, 2026. If a required runoff for any such election could change the market’s outcome, the market will remain open until that runoff is conclusively called by this market’s resolution sources.
A party will be considered to have 'control' of the House of Representatives if it wins a majority of voting seats.
If control of the House is ambiguous given the above rules, this market will resolve according to the party affiliation of the first Speaker of the US House who is selected following the 2026 United States midterm elections.
A candidate's party is determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time the 2026 United States midterm elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democratic or Republican Parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party that they most recently expressed their intent to caucus with at the time the 2026 United States midterm elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
If a Senate seat is vacant but a corresponding election is not held in November 2026, the seat will be considered held by the party of the seat's most recent incumbent.
The resolution source for this market is the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC. If all three sources do not achieve consensus in calling the relevant races for this market, it will resolve based on the official certification.
Trader consensus reflects near-certainty that Republicans will fall short of a post-2026 midterm trifecta featuring a Senate supermajority, driven by the structurally daunting Class II map where the GOP must defend 22 seats—including several battlegrounds—while flipping at least seven of Democrats' 13 vulnerable incumbencies to expand from 53 to 60 seats, defying historical midterm losses for the president's party. Their current House majority remains razor-thin at 218-213 amid competitive generic ballot polling showing Democrats gaining ground. Recent forecasts from Sabato's Crystal Ball and Race to the WH as of early April affirm Republican Senate majority retention but no supermajority path, with President Trump's pledged fundraising and campaigning yet to alter dynamics. Only an unprecedented red wave from economic surges, opponent scandals, or turnout anomalies could shift odds before November 3.
The 2026 midterm elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if, as a result of the midterm elections, the Republican Party controls the U.S. presidency, controls the U.S. House of Representatives, and holds at least 60 seats in the U.S. Senate.
This market will resolve based on the results of all Congress elections, including special elections, that are scheduled to occur in November 2026 as of October 31, 2026. If a required runoff for any such election could change the market’s outcome, the market will remain open until that runoff is conclusively called by this market’s resolution sources.
A party will be considered to have 'control' of the House of Representatives if it wins a majority of voting seats.
If control of the House is ambiguous given the above rules, this market will resolve according to the party affiliation of the first Speaker of the US House who is selected following the 2026 United States midterm elections.
A candidate's party is determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time the 2026 United States midterm elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democratic or Republican Parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party that they most recently expressed their intent to caucus with at the time the 2026 United States midterm elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
If a Senate seat is vacant but a corresponding election is not held in November 2026, the seat will be considered held by the party of the seat's most recent incumbent.
The resolution source for this market is the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC. If all three sources do not achieve consensus in calling the relevant races for this market, it will resolve based on the official certification.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if, as a result of the midterm elections, the Republican Party controls the U.S. presidency, controls the U.S. House of Representatives, and holds at least 60 seats in the U.S. Senate.
This market will resolve based on the results of all Congress elections, including special elections, that are scheduled to occur in November 2026 as of October 31, 2026. If a required runoff for any such election could change the market’s outcome, the market will remain open until that runoff is conclusively called by this market’s resolution sources.
A party will be considered to have 'control' of the House of Representatives if it wins a majority of voting seats.
If control of the House is ambiguous given the above rules, this market will resolve according to the party affiliation of the first Speaker of the US House who is selected following the 2026 United States midterm elections.
A candidate's party is determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time the 2026 United States midterm elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democratic or Republican Parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party that they most recently expressed their intent to caucus with at the time the 2026 United States midterm elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
If a Senate seat is vacant but a corresponding election is not held in November 2026, the seat will be considered held by the party of the seat's most recent incumbent.
The resolution source for this market is the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC. If all three sources do not achieve consensus in calling the relevant races for this market, it will resolve based on the official certification.
Volume
$68,764End Date
Nov 3, 2026Market Opened
Jan 2, 2026, 1:44 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...Trader consensus reflects near-certainty that Republicans will fall short of a post-2026 midterm trifecta featuring a Senate supermajority, driven by the structurally daunting Class II map where the GOP must defend 22 seats—including several battlegrounds—while flipping at least seven of Democrats' 13 vulnerable incumbencies to expand from 53 to 60 seats, defying historical midterm losses for the president's party. Their current House majority remains razor-thin at 218-213 amid competitive generic ballot polling showing Democrats gaining ground. Recent forecasts from Sabato's Crystal Ball and Race to the WH as of early April affirm Republican Senate majority retention but no supermajority path, with President Trump's pledged fundraising and campaigning yet to alter dynamics. Only an unprecedented red wave from economic surges, opponent scandals, or turnout anomalies could shift odds before November 3.
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