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Winner-take-all answer·2 source contracts·Polymarket 2·closed just now·Closes May 16, 2026 · 0d

Louisiana Democratic Senate Primary Winner

Leader sits at 89% across 2 bound outcomes, runner-up at 10%. This is a winner-take-all market — the headline is the leader’s price, not an arithmetic mean.

Leader probability

89%

Jamie Davis Jr.

runner-up 10¢leader 89¢

Outcomes

2

winner-take-all

Runner-up

10¢

Nick Albares

Spread

79pp

dominant leader

24h volume

$153

thin orderbook

Closes

May 16, 2026

0 days

Venue

Polymarket

2 bound

30-day trend

0%50%100%-30d-3w-2w-1wtodayJamie Davis Jr.: 95% (25 days, 20 points)Jamie Davis Jr.: 95% on 2026-06-18Nick Albares: 37% (25 days, 11 points)Nick Albares: 37% on 2026-06-18
Jamie Davis Jr.95¢Nick Albares37¢
Top 2 candidates by current price · 25d

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

The 82% probability represents the market's assessment that a particular candidate will win the Louisiana Democratic Senate primary. This elevated level reflects confidence in that candidate's position relative to alternatives. The main factors supporting this probability are likely the candidate's polling lead, name recognition, or organizational advantages within the state Democratic apparatus. Conversely, the probability could shift downward if polling narrows, a rival candidate gains funding or endorsements, or voter preferences change as the primary approaches. The primary election date will ultimately resolve this outcome, though pre-election developments—such as debate performances, funding reports, or demographic shifts in voter enthusiasm—could meaningfully adjust the market's confidence level beforehand.

  • The leading candidate holds an 82% implied probability versus 13% for the runner-up, indicating a significant but not overwhelming advantage with meaningful uncertainty remaining
  • Primary election timing and whether voting has already begun or remains weeks away will determine how much opportunity exists for late-breaking shifts in voter support
  • Polling data convergence or divergence in weeks preceding the primary will serve as a concrete signal of whether the frontrunner's position is solidifying or eroding
  • Fundraising and endorsement announcements targeting the runner-up could signal organizational momentum that contradicts the current market probability
  • Voter turnout patterns and demographic composition of actual primary voters, once available, will either confirm or challenge pre-election market expectations

What moved the line

  • Jun 16Nick Albares42pp143¢ · Polymarket
  • Jun 17Nick Albares9pp4334¢ · Polymarket
  • Jun 17Jamie Davis Jr.6pp9690¢ · Polymarket
  • Jun 18Jamie Davis Jr.5pp9095¢ · Polymarket
  • Jun 18Nick Albares3pp3437¢ · Polymarket

Recently closed in election 2026

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Lateral coverage

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

This page aggregates 2 contracts (89% 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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