Will the Democrats win Illinois in the 2028 Presidential Election?
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Watch for: This market clearly defines resolution based on the candidate who wins the most statewide votes in Illinois.
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This market clearly defines resolution based on the candidate who wins the most statewide votes in Illinois. Resolution occurs as soon as three major media outlets—the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC—concurrently call the race for the same candidate. If these outlets do not reach a consensus or stop making state-level calls, resolution defaults to the official certified results reported by the state government. Replacement of party nominees before election day is explicitly accounted for, and a longstop date of December 31, 2029 is specified in the event results cannot be determined.
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- Timing
- Low
- Wording
- Low
- Exceptions
- Low
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Resolution rules
The 2028 Presidential Election is expected to take place on November 7, 2028. This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate, or, in the case of an independent candidate, the named candidate, who wins the most valid statewide votes of any candidate in Illinois in the 2028 Presidential Election. A candidate will be considered to represent a party if they are the nominee of that party. A candidate who is the nominee of either the Democratic or Republican Party will be considered to represent that party, regardless of any additional party affiliations they may have. This market resolves based on the candidate that wins the most statewide votes in the specified state in the 2028 US presidential election, regardless of the subsequent distribution of that state’s electoral college votes. For states using ranked-choice voting or another multi-round system, the vote count from the final round will be used. The nominees of relevant parties may be named in the contract for the convenience of traders. If any named party nominee is replaced as the nominee of their respective party prior to election day, the name in the contract will be updated and this market will resolve based on the replacement nominee of the party. If the statewide Illinois results of the 2028 presidential election cannot be definitively determined by December 31, 2029, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other”. The primary resolution sources for this market are the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC; however, the certified statewide results of the 2028 presidential election may also be used. This market will resolve once the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC have all concurrently called the state for the same candidate. If one or more of these news organizations does not make statewide race calls for the 2028 presidential election it will be considered to have been struck from this list. If the relevant news organizations do not reach consensus, this market will resolve based on the certified results of the election reported by the state government.
Market explained
This market measures whether the Democratic Party nominee wins the most valid statewide votes in Illinois in the 2028 presidential election.
How it resolves
The market resolves to Yes if the nominee representing the Democratic Party wins the most valid statewide votes in Illinois in the 2028 presidential election. It resolves to No if a candidate representing another party or an independent candidate wins the most statewide votes. It resolves to Other if the statewide results cannot be definitively determined by December 31, 2029, at 11:59 PM ET. The primary deciders are concurrent calls by the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC. If any of these organizations does not make a statewide call, it is removed from consideration. If no consensus is reached among them, the certified election results reported by the state government will decide the outcome.
Resolution source
Associated Press, Fox News, NBC, or certified results from the Illinois state government
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