2026 US Senate Election: will the party of the winner of this state's senate seat go on to win senate control?
💡 What the odds say
Most likely: Ohio at about a 79% chance — likely.
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How it resolves
Resolved by whoever created the market, at their discretion per the question's description. It's play-money (Mana) and not tied to an official source — treat it as a community forecast.
Resolution criteria
Each answer the resolves independently from each other. Resolves YES for a state, if the party who wins that senate seat controls the 2026 US Senate. In the case of a 50-50 tie, this is a republican controlled senate, because of the vice president's tie breaking vote. Example: if democrats win Alaska while republicans win Texas, with the end result being a republican controlled senate, then Alaska resolves NO while Texas resolves YES. You may add new answers on this market, but do note that non competitive states are discouraged because they will just be equivalent to the default "which party wins senate control" market. Update 2026-06-01 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): For independent candidates (e.g., Nebraska's Dan Osborn): If the independent caucuses with a party, they will be resolved as that party If they do not caucus with any party, the seat counts as independent and resolves NO
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