74% — How many Senators vote to confirm as Attorney General
Leader: Above 49 at 74% · Kalshi 74% · 5 contracts · $1K volume · medium confidence
Updated 2026-06-19 14:12:18 UTC

Tracks the leading outcome in a winner-take-all prediction market set with 5 outcomes.

Why this matters:
This probability reflects market assessments of whether an Attorney General nominee will secure confirmation from at least 50 of 100 Senators. The 21% likelihood suggests markets currently view confirmation above this threshold as unlikely but plausible. The price varies slightly across vote thresholds—confirmation above 49 votes trades near the headline while higher thresholds (51-53 votes) trade lower, indicating tighter margins are seen as less probable. Key drivers include the current Senate composition, party affiliation of the nominee, committee hearing outcomes, and any emerging controversies. Confirmation votes typically occur weeks after nomination announcement and committee review, serving as the primary event that resolves this market. The gap between the lower thresholds (49-50 votes at 29¢) and higher ones (53 votes at 7¢) suggests markets anticipate either clear approval or denial rather than narrow passage.

Key factors:
- Current Senate composition and party distribution, which determines baseline confirmation math
- Public statements and voting history of swing-vote Senators on nominee's record and qualifications
- Committee hearing testimony and any disclosed information that could shift Senator positions during deliberation
- Historical confirmation rates for Attorney General nominees under similar political conditions
- Timing of the confirmation vote relative to other legislative priorities that might affect attendance and engagement

Contracts:
- How many Senators vote to confirm as Attorney General?: Above 49 — 74¢ Kalshi $1K (weight 98%)
- How many Senators vote to confirm as Attorney General?: Above 50 — 54¢ Kalshi $26 (weight 2%)
- How many Senators vote to confirm as Attorney General?: Above 51 — 21¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 0%)
- How many Senators vote to confirm as Attorney General?: Above 52 — 11¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 0%)
- How many Senators vote to confirm as Attorney General?: Above 53 — 7¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 0%)

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## Methodology

SimpleFunctions aggregates live YES-side prices from Kalshi and Polymarket contracts bound to this question. For binary topics the headline is the liquidity-weighted mid-price (weight = log(1 + 24h volume) × freshness, where freshness is 1.0 if updated <24h, 0.7 if <7d, 0.4 otherwise). For multi-outcome (winner-take-all) topics the headline is the current leader's price — disjoint outcomes are never arithmetically averaged. Snapshots refresh every 5 minutes during market hours.

## SF Signal

- SF Index, regime, and 30d Brier calibration are computed separately and surfaced at https://simplefunctions.dev/admin/calibration.
- No SimpleFunctions index / regime / calibration signal is bound to this topic yet — the headline above is market-derived only.

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*Last verified: 2026-06-19T13:20:18.989Z*

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