Will the Democrats win the Kansas Senate race in 2026?

Prediction markets currently give a 20% probability that Will the Democrats win the Kansas Senate race in 2026?. This contract trades at 20¢ on Polymarket. The Yes side offers an extraordinarily high 1121% implied yield, reflecting the 14¢ price in a heavily Republican state where Democrats face structural disadvantages, but this extreme yield is undermined by minimal 24-hour volume of just $19 against $18.5M open interest, suggesting illiquidity and potential difficulty realizing that return.

████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
20¢
Bid/Ask 19/20¢·Spread 1¢·Vol $208.075·OI $22,314.366·195d remaining
0x460d3942d385cdeda20519c0c5ad804ae48dc18efc9a82e1f1be87a29e69adb3
7-day price60 snapshots · 5 regime
20¢20¢ current
Apr 1714¢Apr 21

Analysis

4d ago

The Yes side offers an extraordinarily high 1121% implied yield, reflecting the 14¢ price in a heavily Republican state where Democrats face structural disadvantages, but this extreme yield is undermined by minimal 24-hour volume of just $19 against $18.5M open interest, suggesting illiquidity and potential difficulty realizing that return. The 2¢ spread is reasonable given the low price, though the neutral regime score and moderate Cliff Risk Index of 6 indicate stable conditions with no imminent resolution pressure—this market has substantial time before the 2026 election, allowing the price to potentially shift as the race develops.

Resolution rules

This market will resolve according to the winner of the 2026 midterm Kansas U.S. Senate election, inclusive of any run-offs. 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) 748.2%
IY (No) 46.8%
Adj IY 748%
CRI 4
RV 650%
VR 2.08
▶ Full indicator table (7)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)748.2%
IY (No)46.8%
Adj IY748%
CRI4
RV650%
VR2.08
IAR1.0/h

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.477
Spread
1¢
Computed
4/21/2026, 8:39:02 PM
Observability mediumEvent type political
Indicators computed 4/21/2026, 8:38:18 PM

Trade

View on polymarketsf trade 0x460d3942d385cdeda20519c0c5ad804ae48dc18efc9a82e1f1be87a29e69adb3 yes 100

Related concepts

Related Prediction Market Questions