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Winner-take-all · 5 outcomes5 contractsPolymarketrefreshed 3 min agoCloses Jun 16, 2026 · 38d

VA-02 Democratic Primary Winner

Leader sits at 85% across 5 bound outcomes, runner-up at 5%. This is a winner-take-all market — the headline is the leader’s price, not an arithmetic mean.

Leader probability

85%

Elaine Luria

runner-up 5¢leader 85¢

Outcomes

5

winner-take-all

Runner-up

James Osyf

Spread

80pp

dominant leader

24h volume

$0

thin orderbook

Closes

Jun 16, 2026

38 days

Venue

Polymarket

5 bound

30-day trend

0%50%100%-30d-3w-2w-1wtodayElaine Luria: 86% (28 days, 25 points)Elaine Luria: 86% on 2026-05-07James Osyf: 9% (28 days, 28 points)James Osyf: 9% on 2026-05-08Matt Strickler: 6% (28 days, 17 points)Matt Strickler: 6% on 2026-05-07
Elaine Luria86¢James Osyf9¢Matt Strickler6¢
Top 3 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

The 86% probability indicates that one candidate is heavily favored to win Virginia's 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary. This high confidence reflects either strong polling data, fundraising advantages, or endorsement consolidation favoring the leading candidate. The probability could shift downward if challengers gain ground through late campaign spending, unexpected endorsements, or changed voter sentiment closer to election day. Conversely, it could rise if the frontrunner further distances themselves in polling or secures additional institutional support. The primary election date will definitively resolve this market, eliminating current uncertainty about voter preferences.

  • Current market pricing shows 86% for the leader versus 10% for the nearest alternative, indicating significant but not overwhelming consensus among traders
  • Primary election outcomes often shift in final weeks based on ground-game effectiveness, debate performance, and last-minute endorsement moves
  • The presence of multiple serious challengers at non-negligible probabilities suggests the race is not entirely settled despite the frontrunner's advantage
  • Turnout levels in Democratic primaries can be unpredictable and may favor different candidate coalitions than current polling suggests
  • Any major scandal, gaffe, or external political event in the final weeks before the primary could materially alter voter calculations

What moved the line

  • May 3James Osyf11pp617¢ · Polymarket
  • May 7Burk Stringfellow10pp144¢ · Polymarket
  • May 8James Osyf7pp169¢ · Polymarket
  • May 3Burk Stringfellow6pp814¢ · Polymarket
  • May 6James Osyf4pp1713¢ · 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.

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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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