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Massachusetts Democratic Senate Primary Winner

Leader sits at 70% across 2 bound outcomes, runner-up at 27%. This is a winner-take-all market — the headline is the leader’s price, not an arithmetic mean.

Leader probability

70%

Ed Markey

runner-up 27¢leader 70¢

Outcomes

2

winner-take-all

Runner-up

27¢

Seth Moulton

Spread

43pp

contested

24h volume

$79

thin orderbook

Closes

Sep 1, 2026

115 days

Venue

Polymarket

2 bound

30-day trend

0%50%100%-30d-3w-2w-1wtodayEd Markey: 69% (28 days, 23 points)Ed Markey: 69% on 2026-05-08Seth Moulton: 26% (28 days, 28 points)Seth Moulton: 26% on 2026-05-08
Ed Markey69¢Seth Moulton26¢
Top 2 candidates by current price · 28d

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 probability reflects the current market assessment of which candidate will win the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary. At 82%, the leading candidate is viewed as the clear favorite, though the 15% probability for the runner-up indicates meaningful uncertainty remains. The primary outcome will depend on voter preferences across the state's urban, suburban, and regional demographics, fundraising totals and spending patterns, and earned media coverage leading up to the primary election. Turnout levels among key Democratic voting blocs—including younger voters, progressive activists, and communities of color—will likely prove decisive. The election date itself will serve as the definitive resolution point, eliminating speculation and determining the actual winner. Until then, shifts in polling data, endorsement announcements, or campaign spending could move these probabilities.

  • Current polling gaps between the top two candidates and whether any recent surveys show movement toward or away from the 82% frontrunner
  • Endorsement patterns from Massachusetts Democratic establishment figures, labor unions, and progressive organizations that can mobilize specific voter blocs
  • Campaign fundraising and spending reports filed with state election authorities, indicating resource disparities in media and field operations
  • Turnout modeling and demographic composition of early voting and absentee ballots compared to historical primary patterns
  • Scheduled primary election date and whether any major events or developments occur in the final weeks that reshape candidate viability or voter perception

What moved the line

  • May 7Ed Markey15pp8368¢ · Polymarket
  • May 7Seth Moulton9pp1928¢ · Polymarket
  • May 6Seth Moulton4pp1519¢ · 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 (70% 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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