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PolymarketResolvedOutcome: NoClosed Part of South Carolina Senate Election Margin of Victory →

Will the Republican Party candidate win the 2026 South Carolina Senate election by 0%-5%?

Outcome

No

Polymarket resolved this market to No.

Final No price before close 61¢
Known at
$39.1K total volume

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Gotcha risk at close — resolution-rule assessment

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The market defines the calculation clearly based on official certified vote totals divided by all valid votes cast. However, there are specific tie-breaking and bracket-boundary rules to note: an exact boundary value defaults into the higher margin bracket, and a tie resolves based on alphabetical order of the candidate's last name. In addition, while official state certification is the primary resolution basis, the rules permit resolution based on an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting, which introduces decider discretion prior to official certification. Finally, if definitive results are delayed beyond June 30, 2027, the market defaults to resolving as Other.

Wording ambiguity
Low
Source discretion
Med
Timing risk
Low
Exceptional clauses
Med

AI-generated before close · google/gemini-3.7-flash ·

Price history range

Price path to close

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Why it moved before close

Down 12 points · 29 Oct 2026, 19:00 UTC

Thin market

Moved 12 pts on thin trading: $467 across 20 trades.

The price fell from 56% to 45% amid thin trading volume of $467 across 20 trades from 10 wallets, which was the likely driver of the downward drift.

  • Largest hourly change: 19:00 UTC, 84% of the net 24-hour change.
  • Closes 5 days after the move hour.
  • 3 related outcomes moved in the same window, 1 in the same direction. Largest: Graham 5-10% (down), Andrews Wins (up), Graham 10-15% (up).

The news search didn't complete, so no catalyst is claimed.

AI-generated · 1 Nov 2026, 00:50 UTC

Up 21 points · 29 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC

Not enough evidence

The price rose from 37% to 57%, but there is insufficient evidence to identify a likely driver for the move.

  • Largest hourly change: 18:00 UTC, 68% of the net 24-hour change.
  • Closes 5 days after the move hour.
  • 1 related outcome moved in the same window, 1 in the same direction. Largest: Graham 10-15% (up).

No news-backed explanation was ready before close.

AI-generated · 29 Oct 2026, 18:37 UTC

Market explained before close

This market measures whether the Republican Party nominee wins the 2026 South Carolina U.S. Senate election by a margin of victory between 0% and 5% over the second-place candidate.

How it resolves

The market resolves to Yes if the Republican Party candidate wins the election with a margin of victory between 0% and 5% against the second-place candidate, calculated as the absolute difference in their percentages of total valid votes. Values falling exactly on the boundary between brackets resolve to the higher margin bracket. The market resolves to No if the Republican candidate wins by a different margin, if another candidate wins, or if a tie occurs that resolves to a different outcome under the tiebreak rules. The market resolves to Other if results are not definitively known by June 30, 2027, at 11:59 PM ET, or if an unlisted tie occurs. Resolution is determined by official results from the state electoral authority responsible for certification, or by an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting. If a recount occurs before certification, resolution waits until the recount is completed.

Key dates

  • Expected election date: — Expected date for the 2026 South Carolina Senate election.
  • Resolution deadline: — Market resolves to Other if results are not known definitively by 11:59 PM ET.

Resolution source

The state electoral authority responsible for certifying the results of the election, or an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting.

AI-generated before close · google/gemini-3.7-flash ·

Resolution rules at close

The 2026 South Carolina Senate election is currently expected to be held on November 3, 2026. This market will resolve according to the margin of victory between the top two candidates in the specified election. The "margin of victory" is defined as the absolute difference between the percentages of valid votes received by the first-place and second-place candidates. Percentages of the valid votes received by each candidate will be determined by dividing the total number of valid votes each of the top two candidates receives by the sum of all valid votes cast in the election. For purposes of this market, candidates nominated by the Democratic & Republican Parties will represent the options for "Democrat" and "Republican," respectively. Independent candidates will not represent options for either 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. If the reported value falls exactly between two brackets, then this market will resolve to the higher margin bracket. If two or more candidates tie for the most valid votes in this election, and the tie is between two candidates listed, this market will resolve to the lowest margin bracket for the candidate whose ballot-listed last name comes first in alphabetical order. If the tie is between a listed candidate and an unlisted candidate, this market will resolve to the lowest margin bracket for the listed candidate. If the tie is between two or more unlisted candidates, this market will resolve to "Other." If the listed candidate is represented in this market group as "Republican" or "Democrat" their ballot-listed last name will still be used for tiebreaking. This market will resolve based on the official vote count once the count has been made official. If the election results are not known definitively by June 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to "Other". If a recount is initiated before the vote total has been made official, the market will remain open until the recount is completed and the vote is made official. The primary resolution source for this market will be the official results of the 2026 South Carolina Senate election as published by the state electoral authority responsible for certifying the results of the election; however, an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

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