Will the Republican Party win the ME-01 House seat?

Prediction markets currently give a 8% probability that Will the Republican Party win the ME-01 House seat?. This contract trades at 8¢ on Polymarket, closing November 3, 2026. The Republican position is severely mispriced at 8¢, offering an extraordinary 2092% implied yield on the Yes side, though this extreme figure reflects the illiquidity crisis—zero 24-hour volume despite $27.8K open interest suggests the market is frozen with no price discovery mechanism.

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8¢
Bid/Ask 7/8¢·Spread 1¢·Vol $0·OI $35,177.865·Closes Nov 3, 2026·195d remaining
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Analysis

5d ago

The Republican position is severely mispriced at 8¢, offering an extraordinary 2092% implied yield on the Yes side, though this extreme figure reflects the illiquidity crisis—zero 24-hour volume despite $27.8K open interest suggests the market is frozen with no price discovery mechanism. Maine's 1st district is a competitive swing seat that Republicans have targeted, making an 8% win probability implausibly low and likely driven by stale positioning rather than current fundamentals, with 201 days to expiry providing ample time for repricing if liquidity returns.

Resolution rules

This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the ME-01 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 4, 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/).

Indicators

IY (Yes) 2152.6%
IY (No) 16.3%
Adj IY 1076%
CRI 12
▶ Full indicator table (4)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)2152.6%
IY (No)16.3%
Adj IY1076%
CRI12

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.5
Spread
1¢
Computed
4/22/2026, 12:09:37 AM
Indicators computed 4/22/2026, 12:08:18 AM

Trade

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