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Will the 2026 Midterm Elections happen as scheduled?

Everything Else · tracked since July 20, 2026 · no longer updating — this question left the market on August 31, 2026

96%

Final tracked odds

As of August 31, 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 20Aug 2Aug 5Aug 27Aug 31Yes — 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%Yes — Aug 5: 96%Yes — Aug 25: 96%Yes — Aug 26: 96%Yes — Aug 27: 96%Yes — Aug 28: 96%Yes — Aug 29: 96%Yes — Aug 30: 96%Yes — Aug 31: 96%96%

Every outcome we track

OutcomeAug 30TodayMove
Yes96%96%
Full history table
DateYes
2026-08-3196%
2026-08-3096%
2026-08-2996%
2026-08-2896%
2026-08-2796%
2026-08-2696%
2026-08-2596%
2026-08-0596%
2026-08-0496%
2026-08-0396%
2026-08-0296%
2026-08-0196%
2026-07-2796%
2026-07-2197%
2026-07-2097%

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Common questions

Will the 2026 Midterm Elections happen as scheduled — what were the odds?
As of the last morning we tracked it, August 31, 2026, the market-consensus chance was 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 did the odds move?
Barely. Across 15 tracked days the odds held near 97%, ending at 96% on August 31, 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 15 days, since July 20, 2026. As of August 31, 2026, market-consensus odds sit at 96%. The final tracked chance for a yes has held near 97% across that stretch. These are reported probabilities, not our own predictions. The question left the market on August 31, 2026, and this page is now a permanent record.

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