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Will the 2026 Midterm Elections happen as scheduled?

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96%

Today’s odds

As of August 4, 2026, market-consensus odds put the chance at 96%.

Unchanged since the previous update. Probabilities are market-consensus forecasts, not predictions.

How the odds have moved

0%25%50%75%100%Jul 20Jul 27Aug 1Aug 2Aug 4Yes — Jul 20: 97%Yes — Jul 21: 97%Yes — Jul 27: 96%Yes — Aug 1: 96%Yes — Aug 2: 96%Yes — Aug 3: 96%Yes — Aug 4: 96%96%

Every outcome we track

OutcomeAug 3TodayMove
Yes96%96%
Full history table
DateYes
2026-08-0496%
2026-08-0396%
2026-08-0296%
2026-08-0196%
2026-07-2796%
2026-07-2197%
2026-07-2097%

Use this data. The full daily history behind this page is free to download and reuse with a link back to this page: Download the full daily odds history (CSV) · the same history as JSON · about the open data. Updated every morning; past values never change.

Common questions

Will the 2026 Midterm Elections happen as scheduled — what are the odds?
As of August 4, 2026, the market-consensus chance is 96%. That is the aggregated judgment of traders with money at stake, reported by The Morning Line — not our own prediction.
Will the 2026 Midterm Elections happen as scheduled — how much have the odds move?
Barely. Across 7 tracked days the odds held near 97%, ending at 96% on August 4, 2026 — a question the market has not changed its mind about.

About this question

The Morning Line has reported the market-consensus odds on “Will the 2026 Midterm Elections happen as scheduled” for 7 days, since July 20, 2026. As of August 4, 2026, market-consensus odds sit at 96%. The chance for a yes has held near 97% across that stretch. These are reported probabilities, not our own predictions. This page updates every morning with the full daily history, free to download as JSON or CSV.

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