Will Ken Paxton win the Texas Republican Senate Primary runoff by between 3% and 6%?
Prediction markets currently give a 12% probability that Will Ken Paxton win the Texas Republican Senate Primary runoff by between 3% and 6%?. This contract trades at 12¢ on Polymarket, closing May 25, 2026. This market displays extreme mispricing with a 7628% implied yield on the Yes side, suggesting traders are severely undervaluing the 3-6% margin outcome at just 11¢.
Analysis
This market displays extreme mispricing with a 7628% implied yield on the Yes side, suggesting traders are severely undervaluing the 3-6% margin outcome at just 11¢. The sharp price decline from 13¢ to 11¢ over seven days combined with minimal 24-hour volume of $16.54 indicates low liquidity and potential manipulation risk, making the high open interest of $21.5M somewhat suspect. With a Cliff Risk Index of 8 and only 39 days to resolution, this narrow margin band faces significant binary risk—the actual runoff result will likely fall either well outside or decisively within this range, creating the extreme yield asymmetry between Yes (7628%) and No (116.5%) positions.
Resolution rules
The Texas Senate Republican primary runoff election is scheduled for May 26, 2026. This market will resolve according to the margin of victory between the top two candidates in the Texas Republican Senate Primary runoff election. For the purpose of this market, the “margin of victory” is defined as the absolute difference between the percentages of valid votes received by the first- and second-place candidates. Percentages of the valid votes received by each candidate will be determined by dividing the total number of valid votes each of the top two candidates receives by the sum of all valid votes cast in the election. If the reported value falls exactly between two brackets, then this market will resolve to the higher placed bracket (ascending). If two candidates receive the same number of valid votes, this market will resolve according to the candidate whose last name comes first alphabetically. This market will resolve based on the official vote count once the count has been made official. If the results of the specified election are not known definitively by November 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other”. The primary resolution source for this market will be information from the State of Texas, such as official statewide results published by the Texas Secretary of State (https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/index.htm); however, an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting may suffice. If a recount is initiated before the vote total has been made official, the market will remain open until the recount is completed and the vote is made official.
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