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Updated Oct 16, 2026, 1:45 PM ET
House · 3 November 2026

MD-05 House 2026

96.5% DAdrian Boafo leads TruthIndex™Safe D
Polymarket
96.0%
Kalshi
97.2%
Spread
1.2 pts
24h
–
7 days
+0.3
Updated
Oct 16, 2026, 1:45 PM ET
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Adrian Boafo, last 60 days

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All outcomes

OutcomeTruthIndex™PolymarketKalshiSpread24h
DAdrian Boafo 96.5% 96.0% 97.2% 1.2 pts –
RChris Chaffee 2.4% 2.9% 1.9% 1.0 pts –
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Candidates & Background

Adrian Boafo

Adrian Boafo

Democratic Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 23rd district (since 2023)

Adrian Boafo, a Democrat who has served in the Maryland House of Delegates from the 23rd district since 2023, is his party's nominee for the open 5th district seat in 2026 against Republican Chris Chaffee.

Born 1994 · Arlington, Virginia

Chris Chaffee

Republican

Chris Chaffee is the Republican nominee for the open seat in Maryland's 5th congressional district in 2026, facing Democrat Adrian Boafo, a state delegate from the 23rd district, in the November 3 general election.

Margin of victory

Each venue's margin market, shown on its own: the two venues set their ranges differently.

Kalshi1.5K contracts

Maryland's 5th District margin of victory

Boafo, 27+ pts
95.5%
Boafo, 30+ pts
85.0%
Boafo, 33+ pts
74.5%
Boafo, 36+ pts
63.5%
Boafo, 39+ pts
53.5%
Boafo, 42+ pts
42.5%
Boafo, 45+ pts
31.5%
Boafo, 48+ pts
21.5%
Boafo, 51+ pts
10.7%
Source: Kalshi market

Polymarket$7.6K traded

MD-05 House Election Margin of Victory

Republican Wins
3.1%
Democrat 0-15%
0.5%
Democrat 15-25%
4.2%
Democrat 25-30%
3.0%
Democrat 30-35%
11.2%
Democrat 35-40%
21.6%
Democrat 40-45%
25.0%
Democrat 45-50%
37.0%
Democrat 50-55%
4.0%
Democrat 55%+
4.7%
Source: Polymarket market

Each venue's market

Polymarket$24.4K traded

Prices which party wins.

Adrian Boafo: Counted · bid 94.4% / ask 97.6% · $1.0K within 5 pts

This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the MD-05 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026. ​A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).

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Kalshi566 contracts traded

Prices which party wins.

Adrian Boafo: Counted · bid 94.8% / ask 99.5% · $742 within 5 pts

Contract shown: Adrian Boafo

If the House member sworn in for MD-05 for the term beginning in 2027 is a member of the Democratic Party, then the market resolves to Yes.

This market is eligible for accelerated determination after a consensus of media organizations project the winner. See full rules for details.

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