Will Texas Senate be Ken Paxton wins AND Maine Senate be Susan Collins wins for Nov 2026
Leader sits at 34% across 4 bound outcomes, runner-up at 29%. This is a winner-take-all market — the headline is the leader’s price, not an arithmetic mean.
Leader probability
James Talarico and Graham Platner
Outcomes
4
winner-take-all
Runner-up
29¢
Ken Paxton and Susan Collins
Spread
5pp
contested
24h volume
$1K
modest
Closes
Nov 3, 2027
496 days
Venue
Kalshi
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
Will Texas Senate
Will Texas Senate be Ken Paxton wins AND Maine Senate be Susan Collins wins for Nov 2026?: Ken Paxton and Susan Collins
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Will Texas Senate be Ken Paxton wins AND Maine Senate be Graham Platner wins for Nov 2026?: Ken Paxton and Graham Platner
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Will Texas Senate be James Talarico wins AND Maine Senate be Graham Platner wins for Nov 2026?: James Talarico and Graham Platner
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Will Texas Senate be James Talarico wins AND Maine Senate be Susan Collins wins for Nov 2026?: James Talarico and Susan Collins
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Analysis
This represents the market-implied probability that Republican Ken Paxton wins the Texas Senate seat and Democrat Susan Collins wins the Maine Senate seat in November 2026. The 35% price reflects that markets currently see a "Ken Paxton and Graham Platner" outcome (35%) as more likely than the Paxton-Collins combination (24%). The Texas race outcome and Maine race outcome are independent events, so their joint probability depends heavily on which candidates advance through primaries and how competitive each general election appears. Collins' political positioning in Maine and Paxton's standing in Texas polling will be key drivers. The main uncertainty resolves through the November 2026 general election; near-term movement will likely track primary results, campaign developments, and any polling updates through summer and fall 2026.
- ›Ken Paxton's approval and standing among Texas Republican primary voters and general election swing voters; his political trajectory since 2024
- ›Susan Collins' re-election viability in Maine relative to her Democratic challenger; her past electoral performance in the state
- ›The relative strength and funding of each candidate's campaign infrastructure heading into the general election
- ›Turnout and voter preference patterns in both Texas and Maine during the 2026 cycle, particularly among independents and moderates
- ›Primary calendar and candidate consolidation in each state; whether other candidates drop out and reallocate support before November 2026
What moved the line
- Jun 23Ken Paxton and Susan Collins↑4pp28→32¢ · Kalshi
- Jun 24James Talarico and Susan Collins↓4pp10→6¢ · Kalshi
- Jun 22James Talarico and Susan Collins↓3pp13→10¢ · Kalshi
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