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Winner-take-all · 2 outcomes2 contractsPolymarketrefreshed 3 min agoCloses Jun 2, 2026 · 24d

IA-02 Democratic Primary Winner

Leader sits at 93% across 2 bound outcomes, runner-up at 3%. This is a winner-take-all market — the headline is the leader’s price, not an arithmetic mean.

Leader probability

93%

Lindsay James

runner-up 3¢leader 93¢

Outcomes

2

winner-take-all

Runner-up

Kathy Dolter

Spread

90pp

dominant leader

24h volume

$0

thin orderbook

Closes

Jun 2, 2026

24 days

Venue

Polymarket

2 bound

30-day trend

0%50%100%-30d-3w-2w-1wtodayLindsay James: 93% (26 days, 24 points)Lindsay James: 93% on 2026-05-02Kathy Dolter: 3% (26 days, 23 points)Kathy Dolter: 3% on 2026-05-06
Lindsay James93¢Kathy Dolter3¢
Top 2 candidates by current price · 26d

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.

Analysis

This 45% probability reflects the estimated likelihood that a specific candidate wins the Iowa 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary. The current price suggests meaningful uncertainty about the outcome, with no clear frontrunner establishing dominant support. Primary election outcomes depend on voter turnout, candidate name recognition in the district, endorsements from local and state party figures, and campaign spending relative to competitors. The primary election date will resolve this contract—once ballots are cast and votes counted, the outcome becomes certain. Analysts tracking this race would monitor candidate fundraising reports, polling data if available, and endorsement announcements from influential local Democrats to assess whether the favorite maintains support or if challengers gain ground heading into election day.

  • Iowa 2nd District voter composition and historical Democratic performance in general elections versus primaries
  • Campaign funding levels and advertising spending by competing candidates in the district
  • Endorsements from state party leadership, current officeholders, and local organizations representing key voter blocs
  • Turnout expectations for the primary election and whether first-time or occasional primary voters participate
  • Any recent polling data showing candidate name recognition and preference shifts among likely Democratic primary voters

What moved the line

  • May 3Kathy Dolter3pp36¢ · Polymarket
  • May 6Kathy Dolter3pp63¢ · Polymarket
  • May 2Lindsay James3pp9093¢ · Polymarket

Recently closed in election 2026

These markets stopped trading. Last odds and any captured outcome are shown above — full settlement detail lives at the venue.

Lateral coverage

Thin contract — here's where the deeper coverage is.

This page aggregates 2 contracts (93% headline). At low contract count, the price reflects two participants’ opinions, not a market consensus. The links below are heavier related questions where the orderbook signal is real.

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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