60% — Georgia Governor Republican Primary Winner
Leader: Burt Jones at 60% · Polymarket 60% · 2 contracts · $11K volume · medium confidence
Updated 2026-06-19 15:56:51 UTC

Tracks the leading outcome in a winner-take-all prediction market set with 2 outcomes.

Why this matters:
This probability reflects market expectations that a Republican will win Georgia's gubernatorial primary election. Currently trading at 43%, it suggests meaningful uncertainty about the Republican field, with Brad Raffensperger's contract at 5 cents indicating low confidence in any single frontrunner. The probability level depends on two main considerations: first, the strength and diversity of the Republican candidate pool and whether a consensus candidate emerges; second, the influence of national Republican leadership and Trump-aligned figures on Georgia voters' primary preferences. The resolution of this uncertainty will likely come during the campaign period leading to Georgia's primary election date, when polling data, fundraising totals, and endorsement patterns become clearer signals of candidate viability.

Key factors:
- Brad Raffensperger is the only Georgia Governor Republican Primary contract visible at 5 cents, suggesting no clear frontrunner in the current field
- The 43% overall probability is moderately below 50%, indicating market skepticism about Republican primary competitiveness or candidate strength
- Polymarket has 19 contracts on this race, suggesting active trading but potentially fragmented opinion across multiple candidates
- Historical Georgia Republican primary turnout and voter preferences in previous gubernatorial cycles will influence how each candidate performs
- National political dynamics and any federal indictments or major news events could significantly shift candidate viability between now and the primary vote

Contracts:
- Georgia Governor Republican Primary Winner: Burt Jones — 60¢ Polymarket $7K (weight 66%)
- Georgia Governor Republican Primary Winner: Rick Jackson — 34¢ Polymarket $4K (weight 34%)

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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: 2026-06-18T07:20:20.503Z*

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