- Will the Republican Party win the SC-02 House seat?99¢99%
- Will the Democratic Party win the SC-02 House seat?2¢2%
Joe Wilson's commanding position in South Carolina's 2nd district reflects the area's established Republican lean in federal contests, his long incumbency since 2001, and a substantial fundraising edge over challenger Zyon Khalifa. Primary results and preelection assessments rated the seat as safely Republican, consistent with prior margins exceeding 10 points. Although early returns after the November 3, 2026 general election showed a narrower lead of roughly 1 point with nearly all votes counted, traders view the district's voting patterns and institutional factors as likely to sustain Wilson's advantage through certification. Potential shifts could arise from remaining ballot processing, a mandatory recount threshold near 1 percent, or successful legal challenges, though historical precedent in similar districts favors the incumbent's retention.
Rules
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the SC-02 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/).