Will the Republicans win the West Virginia Senate race in 2026?
This contract is priced at 95¢ on Polymarket. Current book: 94¢ bid, 96¢ ask, 2¢ spread.
Implied probability
Event outcomes
16
Family volume
$17.0M
Best sibling
California Governor Election Winner: Tom Steyer 43¢
Ticker
0x45603784…9aab
Price history
95¢ current
+1¢Orderbook snapshot
94 / 96¢
Contract terms
Resolution, venue, and identifiers.
Resolution rules
This market will resolve according to the winner of the 2026 midterm West Virginia 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.
Venue
Polymarket
Closes
—
Identifier
0x45603784…9aab
Event family
US Elections.
This view keeps the individual contract next to its sibling outcomes. For long-tail search traffic, this is the useful context: where the current price sits inside the event, how much volume exists around the family, and which outcomes have actual depth.
Total volume
$17.0M
Outcomes
16
Highest price
West Virginia Senate Election Winner: Republican 95¢
Current share
0%
West Virginia Senate Election Winner: Republican
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California Governor Election Winner: Tom Steyer
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Balance of Power: 2026 Midterms: Democrats Sweep
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Balance of Power: 2026 Midterms: R Senate, D House
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Balance of Power: 2026 Midterms: Republicans Sweep
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Balance of Power: 2026 Midterms: Other
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California Governor Election Winner: Steve Hilton
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California Governor Election Winner: Kyle Langford
polymarket · 0x0a46731134b06c151d4f939bec58e07d784ed50ed214141286fd8bc9561608a3
California Governor Election Winner: Chad Bianco
polymarket · 0x1a5b898bbfa1e697c19afeef356d9c1a6ecb95d2493c31524d3c75f16f782c3e
California Governor Election Winner: Katie Porter
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Balance of Power: 2026 Midterms: D Senate, R House
polymarket · 0x0808de4f0cfd47947f2d1be51f9a9c52ea0fec76f73a75cfbe79ddec98d8a908
2026 Gyeonggi Province Gubernatorial Election Winner: Choo Mi-ae
polymarket · 0xd07ad157463306284e16a0f897510948a1ff9904c4cbf0992e1421e62a079d38
54
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California Governor Election Winner: Alex Padilla
polymarket · 0x433587daba653f972f1bf49d41712ff02a0e73196c3a498a1e9d8e80c6587861
California Governor Election Winner: Xavier Becerra
polymarket · 0xa5d79e71e66c9fe122f8b8b3ca6ab7a0e3048bd8508f130746944e92ed79ddf3
California Governor Election Winner: Rick Caruso
polymarket · 0x046941ddc09a5420aae85108b94bec3e1d7a3290b4144346cfc37e125282f958
Indicators
Yield, cliff risk, volatility, and regime.
Regime
neutral
Score
0.477
Observability
medium
Event type
political
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