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Will the Republican Party hold exactly 51 Senate seats after the 2026 midterm elections?

Politics · tracked since October 5, 2026 · no longer updating — this question left the market on October 30, 2026

8%

Final tracked odds

As of October 30, 2026, market-consensus odds put the chance at 8%.

▼ 1 since the previous update. ▼ 1 over the last 7 days. Probabilities are market-consensus forecasts, not predictions.

How the odds have moved

0%25%50%75%100%Oct 5Oct 9Oct 12Oct 15Oct 30Yes — Oct 5: 9%Yes — Oct 6: 8%Yes — Oct 7: 8%Yes — Oct 8: 7%Yes — Oct 9: 8%Yes — Oct 10: 8%Yes — Oct 11: 9%Yes — Oct 12: 8%Yes — Oct 13: 8%Yes — Oct 14: 8%Yes — Oct 15: 8%Yes — Oct 27: 10%Yes — Oct 28: 10%Yes — Oct 29: 8%Yes — Oct 30: 8%8%

Every outcome we track

OutcomeOct 29TodayMove
Yes8%8%▼ 1
Full history table
DateYes
2026-10-308%
2026-10-298%
2026-10-2810%
2026-10-2710%
2026-10-158%
2026-10-148%
2026-10-138%
2026-10-128%
2026-10-119%
2026-10-108%
2026-10-098%
2026-10-087%
2026-10-078%
2026-10-068%
2026-10-059%

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Common questions

Will the Republican Party hold exactly 51 Senate seats after the 2026 midterm elections — what were the odds?
As of the last morning we tracked it, October 30, 2026, the market-consensus chance was 8%. That is the aggregated judgment of traders with money at stake, reported by The Morning Line — not our own prediction.
Will the Republican Party hold exactly 51 Senate seats after the 2026 midterm elections — how much did the odds move?
Barely. Across 15 tracked days the odds held near 9%, ending at 8% on October 30, 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 Republican Party hold exactly 51 Senate seats after the 2026 midterm elections” for 15 days, since October 5, 2026. As of October 30, 2026, market-consensus odds sit at 8%. The final tracked chance for a yes has fallen from 9% to 8%, ranging between 7% and 10% across that stretch. These are reported probabilities, not our own predictions. The question left the market on October 30, 2026, and this page is now a permanent record.

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