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Real, dated midterm calls from 10 election forecasters and traders on X, next to the live Polymarket odds. Every call links to the original post.

No scores yet: grading starts November 3

Nothing has resolved, so nobody has a score yet. Once each race is called, we'll grade every call here.

How scoring will work. We turn each call into a probability for the side it backs. For a model, that's the number they gave. For a rating, we'll use a fixed scale (Toss-up 50%, Lean 65%, Likely 85%, Safe 97%), which we'll publish before grading. For a plain “X will win,” we'll use 75%. Then we use a Brier score: the squared gap between that probability and what actually happened, where 1 is a win and 0 is a loss. Lower is better. We do the same for Polymarket's price on the day of the call. A forecaster beats the market on a race if their Brier score is lower than the market's was at the time of the call.

Calls are each forecaster's latest public call we found for that race. A “contrarian” flag means the call backs the side Polymarket has as the underdog, or the forecaster's odds differ from the market by 10 points or more. Toss-up calls show how far the market leans from 50-50. Gaps use live Polymarket prices and update each time you load the page. *Implied from the post, for example “about a 1/5 chance” for the other side.

Which party will win the House in 2026?

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Decision Desk HQ@DecisionDeskHQDemocratsModel odds76%……10/12 post ↗DDHQ FORECAST UPDATE: Democrats have 76% chance of House control
Cook Political Report@CookPoliticalDemocratsRating—……10/09 post ↗the most likely outcome is now that Democrats will pick up nine to 19 seats.
Lakshya Jain (Split Ticket)@lxeagle17DemocratsModel odds90%……09/15 post ↗(House has a ~90% chance of going blue.)

Which party will win the Senate in 2026?

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Decision Desk HQ@DecisionDeskHQDemocratsModel odds56%……10/12 post ↗🟦Democrats - 56% 🟥Republicans - 44%
Dave Wasserman (Cook)@RedistrictToss UpRating—……09/23 post ↗the fight for the Senate is a true Toss Up
Lakshya Jain (Split Ticket)@lxeagle17DemocratsModel odds60%……09/15 post ↗ours currently has Democrats at 60% to flip it

Texas Senate Election Winner 2026

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Thorongil16@Thorongil16Talarico (D)Stated pick—……10/14 post ↗Talarico still favored but Lean Is Not Safe.
Decision Desk HQ@DecisionDeskHQTalarico (D)Model odds57%……10/12 post ↗Democrats are favored in five states in our forecast: … Texas - 57%
Kyle Kondik (Sabato's Crystal Ball)@kkondikToss-upRating—……08/26 post ↗TX-SEN Leans R to Toss-up
Cook Political Report@CookPoliticalToss UpRating—……08/21 post ↗Yesterday, we shifted the Iowa and Texas Senate races to the Toss Up column.
Sean Trende@SeanTrendeTalarico (D)Stated pick—……07/09 post ↗This is making me come back to "Paxton will lose."

Maine Senate Election Winner 2026

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Decision Desk HQ@DecisionDeskHQJackson (D)Model odds54%……10/12 post ↗Democrats are favored in five states in our forecast: … Maine - 54%

Michigan Senate Election Winner 2026

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesiasEl-Sayed (D)Stated pick—……10/13 post ↗Abdul El-Sayed is very likely going to win
Decision Desk HQ@DecisionDeskHQEl-Sayed (D)Model odds71%……10/06 post ↗In the DDHQ Forecast, El-Sayed remains the favorite with a 71% win probability.
Kyle Kondik (Sabato's Crystal Ball)@kkondikLeans DRating—……09/22 post ↗MI Toss-up > Leans D
Lakshya Jain (Split Ticket)@lxeagle17El-Sayed (D)Stated pick—……08/13 post ↗Why I think Abdul El-Sayed is still a favorite to win
Richard Baris (Big Data Poll)@Peoples_PunditEl-Sayed (D)Model odds80%*……07/28 post ↗He [Rogers] has about a 1/5 chance of winning.

Ohio Senate Special Election Winner 2026

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Decision Desk HQ@DecisionDeskHQBrown (D)Model odds51%……10/12 post ↗Democrats are favored in five states in our forecast: … Ohio - 51%

Alaska Senate Election Winner 2026

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Decision Desk HQ@DecisionDeskHQPeltola (D)Model odds62%……10/12 post ↗Democrats are favored in five states in our forecast: Alaska - 62%
Kyle Kondik (Sabato's Crystal Ball)@kkondikLeans DRating—……10/06 post ↗Alaska Senate Toss-up to Leans D
scottonPoly@scottonPolyPeltola (D)Stated pick—……09/22 post ↗Team Scottilicious bought a boatload of Peltola for Alaska Senate yesterday

Iowa Senate Election Winner 2026

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Decision Desk HQ@DecisionDeskHQTurek (D)Model odds51%……10/07 post ↗🟦 Josh Turek: 51% 🟥 Ashley Hinson: 49% Democrat Josh Turek is now favored to win
Kyle Kondik (Sabato's Crystal Ball)@kkondikToss-upRating—……09/22 post ↗IA Leans R > Toss-up
Cook Political Report@CookPoliticalToss UpRating—……08/21 post ↗Yesterday, we shifted the Iowa and Texas Senate races to the Toss Up column.

Kansas Senate Election Winner 2026

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Kyle Kondik (Sabato's Crystal Ball)@kkondikToss-upRating—……10/14 post ↗Kansas Leans R to Toss-up
Cook Political Report@CookPoliticalToss UpRating—……10/06 post ↗Kansas from Lean R -> Toss Up

Nebraska Senate Election Winner 2026

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Kyle Kondik (Sabato's Crystal Ball)@kkondikLeans RRating—……10/14 post ↗Nebraska Likely R to Leans R

Nevada Governor Election Winner 2026

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Kyle Kondik (Sabato's Crystal Ball)@kkondikToss-upRating—……09/22 post ↗NV/OH Leans R > Toss-up

Ohio Governor Election Winner 2026

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Decision Desk HQ@DecisionDeskHQActon (D)Model odds59%……10/09 post ↗🟦Amy Acton - 59% 🟥Vivek Ramaswamy - 41%
Kyle Kondik (Sabato's Crystal Ball)@kkondikToss-upRating—……09/22 post ↗NV/OH Leans R > Toss-up

Texas Governor Election Winner 2026

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Cook Political Report@CookPoliticalLean RRating—……10/01 post ↗moving the races for governor in Texas and Florida from Likely Republican to Lean Republican.
Kyle Kondik (Sabato's Crystal Ball)@kkondikLeans RRating—……09/22 post ↗FL/TX Likely R > Leans R
Decision Desk HQ@DecisionDeskHQAbbott (R)Model odds75%……09/10 post ↗Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has about a 3 in 4 shot of winning reelection

Wisconsin Governor Election Winner 2026

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Decision Desk HQ@DecisionDeskHQCrowley (D)Stated pick—……09/09 post ↗Democrat David Crowley has opened a large advantage over Republican Tom Tiffany in the DDHQ Forecast.

Florida Governor Election Winner 2026

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Cook Political Report@CookPoliticalLean RRating—……10/01 post ↗moving the races for governor in Texas and Florida from Likely Republican to Lean Republican.
Decision Desk HQ@DecisionDeskHQDonalds (R)Model odds60%……09/23 post ↗Byron Donalds now has a 60% win probability
Kyle Kondik (Sabato's Crystal Ball)@kkondikLeans RRating—……09/22 post ↗FL/TX Likely R > Leans R

South Carolina Senate Election Winner 2026

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Kyle Kondik (Sabato's Crystal Ball)@kkondikLikely RRating—……10/06 post ↗SC Senate Safe R to Likely R
Cook Political Report@CookPoliticalLikely RRating—……09/23 post ↗South Carolina: Solid R to Likely R

New Hampshire Senate Election Winner 2026

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Kyle Kondik (Sabato's Crystal Ball)@kkondikLikely DRating—……10/14 post ↗NH Leans D to Likely D
Cook Political Report@CookPoliticalLean DRating—……10/06 post ↗New Hampshire from Toss Up -> Lean D

Michigan Governor Election Winner 2026

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Lakshya Jain (Split Ticket)@lxeagle17Benson (D)Stated pick—……08/05 post ↗we're expecting Benson to win this by 11%

Alaska Governor Election Winner 2026

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ForecasterCallTheir oddsPolymarketGapSource
Kyle Kondik (Sabato's Crystal Ball)@kkondikLeans DRating—……10/06 post ↗Alaska governor Toss-up to Leans D
Cook Political Report@CookPoliticalLean RRating—……09/10 post ↗Alaska governor moves from Likely Republican to Lean Republican