- Will Republicans win white voters in the Texas Senate election?94¢94%
- Will Democrats win white voters in the Texas Senate election?4¢4%
Republicans hold a commanding 94% implied probability in this market due to consistent polling patterns showing strong support among white voters for GOP candidates like Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race. Recent October 2026 surveys, including those from the University of Houston Hobby School and Texas Public Opinion Research, indicate Republicans capturing 55-60% of white voters, reflecting entrenched demographic trends and turnout dynamics that have favored the party in prior statewide contests. The overall race remains close, yet white voter preferences have shown little movement despite Democratic gains among other groups. Scenarios that could narrow this edge include late shifts in white voter turnout, major campaign events altering preferences, or polling errors similar to those seen in past cycles.
Rules
The 2026 midterm elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026. This market will resolve according to the party that wins the greatest share of white voters in the 2026 United States Senate election in Texas according to exit polling provided by CNN. This market will resolve according to the exit polling for the 2026 United States Senate election in Texas, as viewed on the applicable cnn.com webpage at 12:00PM ET on November 6, 2026. In the event of a tie for first place, this market will resolve based on the party, among those tied, whose name comes first alphabetically. In the event that CNN provides applicable exit polling but it is not available at the time specified above, this market will await an update for one full calendar day before moving to the media organizations listed below. In the event that CNN does not provide applicable exit polling, this market will resolve according to the exit polling provided by CBS or, should CBS also not provide applicable polling, ABC. If none of the listed organizations provide applicable exit polling by November 7, 2026 at 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to "Other".