Will the Republicans win the Florida governor race in 2026?

Prediction markets currently give a 72% probability that Will the Republicans win the Florida governor race in 2026?. This contract trades at 72¢ on Polymarket. The Republican YES position is pricing in a 73% win probability with a tight 2¢ spread, but the asymmetric yield structure reveals significant market skepticism—the NO side offers a striking 493.5% implied yield compared to just 67.5% for YES, suggesting traders see substantial upside if Democrats prevail despite the current Republican lean.

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72¢
Bid/Ask 71/73¢·Spread 2¢·Vol $150.111·OI $29,891.123·195d remaining
0xcceae66d81c60f90c9679ab531b865bd7e9f95cc54f7b0634a24095519b10d65
7-day price334 snapshots · 3 regime
78¢72¢ current
Apr 872¢Apr 22

Analysis

4d ago

The Republican YES position is pricing in a 73% win probability with a tight 2¢ spread, but the asymmetric yield structure reveals significant market skepticism—the NO side offers a striking 493.5% implied yield compared to just 67.5% for YES, suggesting traders see substantial upside if Democrats prevail despite the current Republican lean. With $26.6M open interest but only $339 in 24-hour volume, liquidity is extremely thin relative to position size, creating potential slippage risk and vulnerability to sharp repricing if new information arrives (currently at 0.7 events per hour). The elevated realized volatility of 123% and cliff risk index of 3 indicate this market has experienced significant price swings, making it a high-conviction but illiquid bet on Republican dominance in Florida's 2026 gubernatorial race.

Resolution rules

This market will resolve according to the winner of the 2026 Florida gubernatorial election. A candidate shall be considered to represent a party in the event that he or she is the nominee of the party in question. Candidates other than the Democratic or Republican nominee (e.g., Greens, Libertarian, independent) may be added at a later date. Candidates who run as independents will not be encompassed by the “Democrat” or “Republican” options regardless of any affiliation they may have with the party. The resolution source for this market is the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC. This market will resolve once all three sources call the race for the same candidate. If all three sources haven’t called the race in this state for the same candidate, this market will resolve based on the official certification.

Indicators

IY (Yes) 72.8%
IY (No) 481.4%
Adj IY 241%
CRI 3
▶ Full indicator table (4)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)72.8%
IY (No)481.4%
Adj IY241%
CRI3

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.477
Spread
2¢
Computed
4/22/2026, 12:42:11 AM
Observability mediumEvent type political
Indicators computed 4/22/2026, 12:38:18 AM

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