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Governor races: Kalshi has Democrats favored in 22 of 36, including 5 GOP-held seats. Vermont, Florida and Texas are the closest Republican holds

As of about 6 AM ET on Election Day, Kalshi contract prices favor Democrats in 22 of the 36 governor races on the ballot. That count includes five seats Republicans hold now: Alaska (Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, 90%), Iowa (Rob Sand, 88%), Ohio (Amy…

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Election Day House odds: Lawler-Conley in NY-17 is a near coin flip; markets lean Democratic in PA-1 and Montana

Prediction markets point to a Democratic House majority (Kalshi about 94%), but a handful of individual races are still close. Kalshi contract prices as of about 3 AM ET Tuesday, showing the chance the Democrat wins:

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Election night guide: when polls close in each state (Eastern Time) and when the key Senate races could report

Election Day is here, and polls open this morning (as early as 5 or 6 a.m. in the Northeast). On the ballot: all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and 36 governorships are on the ballot. Here is when the last polls close in each state, in Eastern…

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What traders are pricing for control of Congress

As of about 6 AM ET on Election Day, Polymarket share prices implied a 94.5% chance Democrats win the House and a 76.5% chance they win the Senate, down a point from 3 AM. On Kalshi, Democratic House control traded at 94% and Senate control at 76%.

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