- Will the Republican Party hold exactly 44 Senate seats after the 2026 midterm elections?97¢97 %
- Will the Republican Party hold exactly 45 Senate seats after the 2026 midterm elections?2¢2 %
- Will the Republican Party hold exactly 46 Senate seats after the 2026 midterm elections?<1¢<1 %
- 2 %96,8 %44Objem 306,2 tis. $
- 3 %2,1 %45Objem 293 tis. $
- 0,2 %46Objem 141,1 tis. $
Democrats secured a net gain of seven seats in the 2026 Senate elections through flips in competitive states including Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Ohio, and Texas, reducing Republicans from a pre-election total of 53 to a projected 44. Thirty-three of 35 races have been called, with vote margins and turnout patterns confirming the scale of losses in Republican-held seats. Trader consensus at 96.7% for exactly 44 reflects these verified outcomes and the limited remaining upside in the two uncalled contests in Alaska and Mississippi. A shift to 45 or 46 seats would require stronger Republican performance or favorable final counts in those states than current tallies indicate, though late certifications or recounts remain possible within the resolution window.
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This market will resolve according to the Republican Party’s seat count in the United States Senate as a result of the 2026 United States midterm election scheduled for November 3, 2026. The seat count includes all regular and special Senate elections that determine representation in the upcoming 120th Congress and are scheduled to take place in November 2026 as of October 31, 2026. Runoffs for qualifying elections will determine attribution of the relevant seat, even if they take place after November 2026. Vacant seats for which no election or special election to fill the seat is scheduled to take place in November 2026 as of October 31, 2026 will be treated as held by the party affiliation of the most recent member to hold that seat. For seats contested in the specified election, seats are attributed to the party under which the member was elected. If a member-elect changes party affiliation, or vacates their seat, between election day and the formal organization of Congress, the seat is attributed to the party under which the member was elected. For seats not contested in the specified election, seats are attributed to the party that holds the seat as of the date of the election. If a current sitting member of the U.S. Senate who is not up for election changes party affiliation or vacates their seat after the date of the election, the seat is attributed to the party under which the member was affiliated at the time of the election. Senate members elected as independents who formally caucus with, or, for newly elected members, who announce their intent to caucus with, the Republican party are included in the count. If the caucus decisions of members of the Senate elected as independents cannot be determined on the date of the election, this market may remain open until the earlier of (i) an announcement from the relevant members of their intents to caucus, or (ii) January 4th, 11:59 PM ET of the following calendar year. If no such announcement is made by January 4th, 11:59 PM ET of the following calendar year, the member will not count towards the seat count of any party. The resolution sources for this market will be official information from relevant state electoral authorities, the United States Congress, and a consensus of credible reporting.