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Will the Democrats win the Nebraska governor race in 2026?

Current price

9.5¢

±0¢ · 24h

Implied probability 9.5%
$10.6K total volume · YES/NO

7-day range 9.5–9.5¢

Low gotcha risk

Gotcha risk — resolution-rule assessment

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This market has clear and structured resolution criteria. It specifies that a winning candidate must be the formal nominee of the party, explicitly noting that independent candidates will not count toward the Democratic or Republican options regardless of informal affiliations or endorsements. Resolution is tied to a unanimous race call across three named major outlets—the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC—with a defined fallback to official state election certification if the media outlets do not reach consensus.

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

Liquidity

High tradability

Deep book at the daily check: a spread of 1¢ or less and at least $50K of orders within 5¢ of the mid.

Book depth $234.1K within 5¢ of mid
Price history range

Price history

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Why it moved

No big moves in the last 7 days.

Resolution rules

This market will resolve according to the winner of the 2026 Nebraska gubernatorial election. 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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Market explained

This market measures whether the Democratic nominee wins the 2026 Nebraska gubernatorial election. Candidates running as independents are excluded from the Democratic option even if they are affiliated with the party.

How it resolves

The market resolves Yes if the official nominee of the Democratic Party wins the 2026 Nebraska gubernatorial election. It resolves No if another candidate wins, including candidates running as independents regardless of any Democratic affiliation. The outcome is decided once the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC all call the race for the same candidate. If all three sources do not call the race for the same candidate, the market resolves based on the official certification.

Key dates

No key dates are identified in this explainer.

Resolution source

Associated Press, Fox News, NBC, or official certification

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