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Senate · 3 November 2026 · Special election
Ohio Senate (special) 2026
- Polymarket
- 64.5%
- Kalshi
- 63.5%
- Spread
- 2.0 pts
- 24h
- –
- 7 days
- +2.5
- Updated
- Oct 16, 2026, 1:45 PM ET
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| Outcome | TruthIndex™ | Polymarket | Kalshi | Spread | 24h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSherrod Brown | 64.0% | 64.5% | 63.5% | 1.0 pts | – | |
| RJon Husted | 36.7% | 35.5% | 37.5% | 2.0 pts | – |
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Candidates & Background
Jon Husted
Republican United States Senator from Ohio (since 2025)
Jon Husted, a Republican appointed to the US Senate from Ohio in 2025, faces Democrat Sherrod Brown in the 2026 special election for the rest of JD Vance's term.
Sherrod Brown
Democratic
Sherrod Brown, a Democrat who represented Ohio in the U.S. Senate from 2007 to 2025, is his party's nominee in Ohio's 2026 special Senate election.
Margin of victory
Each venue's margin market, shown on its own: the two venues set their ranges differently.
Kalshi49.0K contracts
Ohio Senate margin of victory
| Husted, 2+ pts | 29.0% | |
| Husted, 4+ pts | 19.5% | |
| Husted, 6+ pts | 10.5% | |
| Husted, 8+ pts | 5.9% | |
| Husted, 10+ pts | 5.0% |
Kalshi66.3K contracts
Ohio Senate margin of victory
| Brown, 2+ pts | – | |
| Brown, 4+ pts | 37.0% | |
| Brown, 6+ pts | 23.5% | |
| Brown, 8+ pts | 13.5% | |
| Brown, 10+ pts | 9.3% |
Polymarket$18.2K traded
Ohio Senate Election Margin of Victory
| Brown 12%+ | 6.1% | |
| Brown 9-12% | 3.6% | |
| Brown 6-9% | 19.5% | |
| Brown 3-6% | 23.0% | |
| Brown 0-3% | 21.5% | |
| Husted 0-3% | 18.5% | |
| Husted 3-6% | 6.5% | |
| Husted 6-9% | 3.1% | |
| Husted 9-12% | 3.5% | |
| Husted 12%+ | 0.1% |
Each venue's market
Polymarket$1.3M traded
Prices which party wins.
Sherrod Brown: Counted · bid 64.0% / ask 65.0% · $120.9K within 5 pts
This market will resolve according to the winner of the 2026 Ohio U.S. Senate special election currently scheduled for November 3, inclusive of any run-offs. A candidate shall be considered to represent a party in the event that he or she is the nominee of the party in question. Candidates other than the Democratic or Republican nominee (e.g., Greens, Libertarian, independent) may be added at a later date. Candidates who run as independents will not be encompassed by the “Democrat” or “Republican” options regardless of any affiliation they may have with the party. The candidates may be named in the contract for the convenience of traders. In the event that any named candidate is replaced as the nominee of their respective party prior to election day, the name in the contract will be updated and the market will resolve based on the replacement nominee of the party. The resolution source for this market is the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC. This market will resolve once all three sources call the race for the same candidate. If all three sources haven’t called the race in this state for the same candidate, this market will resolve based on the official certification.
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Prices which party wins.
Sherrod Brown: Counted · bid 63.0% / ask 64.0% · $109.0K within 5 pts
Contract shown: Sherrod Brown
If a representative of the Democratic party is sworn in as a Senator of Ohio for the term beginning in 2027, then the market resolves to Yes.
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