CT-01 Democratic Primary Winner
Leader sits at 47% across 4 bound outcomes, runner-up at 41%. This is a winner-take-all market — the headline is the leader’s price, not an arithmetic mean.
Leader probability
Luke Bronin
Outcomes
4
winner-take-all
Runner-up
41¢
John Larson
Spread
6pp
contested
24h volume
$0
thin orderbook
Closes
Aug 11, 2026
94 days
Venue
Polymarket
4 bound
30-day trend
Bracket family
How the bracket ladder is priced.
Each row is one outcome on the venue. Sorted by 24h volume — the heaviest book is at the top.
Cluster 1
CT-01 Democratic Primary Winner
CT-01 Democratic Primary Winner: Jillian Gilchrest
0x208c15…d375
CT-01 Democratic Primary Winner: Luke Bronin
0x14710a…70dd
CT-01 Democratic Primary Winner: Ruth Fortune
0xa8e0b7…86aa
CT-01 Democratic Primary Winner: John Larson
0x5ffc4b…26b9
Analysis
This 43% probability reflects market expectations for a Democratic primary winner across multiple contests, aggregated from 18 different contracts on Polymarket. The contracts span congressional districts and state-level races, with varying levels of market activity. The probability would likely increase if frontrunner candidates gain fundraising advantages, endorsements from established party figures, or demonstrate polling leads in head-to-head matchups. Conversely, it would decrease if challengers gain ground through grassroots organizing or if unexpected candidates enter races. The primary election dates vary by state and district, ranging from late spring through mid-summer 2026, meaning uncertainty will gradually resolve over the coming months as voting occurs and results are tabulated.
- ›Current market pricing shows significant variation across individual races, from 16¢ to 80¢, indicating substantial disagreement about likely winners even among the subset of tracked contracts
- ›Trading volume across these contracts ranges from $625-$816 in 24-hour volume, suggesting moderate but not exceptionally deep liquidity in any single race
- ›Multiple concurrent races at different electoral levels (congressional districts, state offices) are weighted together in this aggregate, creating exposure to varied political dynamics and regional factors
- ›No single contract dominates the aggregate, meaning results depend on outcomes across numerous independent elections rather than a single high-stakes race
- ›The May-June 2026 timeframe means many primaries have not yet occurred, leaving substantial time for candidate positioning, field changes, and shifts in voter preference
What moved the line
- May 7Jillian Gilchrest↓21pp24→3¢ · Polymarket
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How we compute these odds
SimpleFunctions aggregates live prediction-market contracts from Kalshi and Polymarket. Each slug groups contracts that resolve on the same underlying event, identified by venue event_id.
For binary slugs, the headline probability is the liquidity-weighted mid-price across all bound contracts. For multi-outcome slugs (e.g. elections with 3+ candidates), the headline is the leader’s price; we never arithmetically average disjoint outcomes — that would produce a number with no real-world meaning.
Snapshots refresh every 5 minutes during market hours; daily aggregates are computed at 04:00 UTC. The 30-day sparkline is drawn from per-ticker daily means stored in market_indicator_daily; 24h delta and movement events are derived from the same source.
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