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Winner-take-all answer·3 source contracts·Polymarket 3·refreshed just now·Closes Nov 7, 2028 · 887d

Republican Presidential Nominee 2028

Leader sits at 25% across 3 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

25%

Marco Rubio

runner-up 3¢leader 25¢

Outcomes

3

winner-take-all

Runner-up

Thomas Massie

Spread

22pp

contested

24h volume

$60K

liquid

Closes

Nov 7, 2028

887 days

Venue

Polymarket

3 bound

30-day trend

0%50%100%-30d-3w-2w-1wtodayMarco Rubio: 25% (22 days, 15 points)Marco Rubio: 25% on 2026-06-02Thomas Massie: 4% (22 days, 5 points)Thomas Massie: 4% on 2026-05-26Ron DeSantis: 3% (22 days, 10 points)Ron DeSantis: 3% on 2026-06-01
Marco Rubio25¢Thomas Massie4¢Ron DeSantis3¢
Top 3 candidates by current price · 22d

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

Marco Rubio is priced at 21% probability to win the 2028 Republican presidential nomination, reflecting market expectations that he faces meaningful but not dominant odds against other potential candidates. This estimate is shaped primarily by his current position as Secretary of State, which provides visibility and establishment credibility but may constrain his ability to campaign actively. The nomination process typically hinges on early contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, scheduled for early 2028, where candidate performance and momentum often reshape expectations significantly. Key uncertainty exists around whether other figures—including those currently less visible in markets—might consolidate support or withdraw from contention as the primary season approaches, materially altering the distribution of probabilities among remaining candidates.

  • Rubio's Cabinet position provides institutional platform but limits independent campaigning compared to full-time candidates
  • Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary in early 2028 will be decisive testing grounds; early primary results historically shift nomination odds substantially
  • No single candidate commands majority probability; the second-place finisher trades at 8%, indicating fragmented field and potential for support consolidation
  • Candidate withdrawals or entries between now and voting could redistribute the 79% probability assigned to non-Rubio outcomes
  • Market pricing reflects limited historical precedent for sitting Secretary of State securing their party's nomination without prior gubernatorial or Senate voting record

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How we compute these odds

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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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