Will the Democrats win California in the 2028 Presidential Election?
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Watch for: The rules clearly specify how the winner is determined based on the highest number of valid statewide popular votes in California, clarifying that nominee party affiliation governs.
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The rules clearly specify how the winner is determined based on the highest number of valid statewide popular votes in California, clarifying that nominee party affiliation governs. Resolution sources are explicitly prioritized: the market resolves as soon as the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC concurrently call the state for the same candidate. If they fail to reach consensus or stop making calls, the fallback is the official certified results from the California state government. A generous long-stop date of December 31, 2029 resolves the market to Other only if the outcome remains entirely indeterminate.
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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 California 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 California 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's nominee wins the most valid statewide votes in California in the 2028 US presidential election.
How it resolves
The market resolves to Yes if the Democratic Party's nominee wins the most valid statewide votes in California in the 2028 presidential election, regardless of the subsequent distribution of electoral college votes. The market resolves to No if a candidate from another party or an independent candidate wins the most statewide votes. The market resolves to Other if the statewide results cannot be definitively determined by December 31, 2029, at 11:59 PM ET. Resolution is decided when the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC concurrently call the state for the same candidate. If these sources do not reach consensus or fail to make statewide calls, the market resolves using the certified statewide election results reported by the California state government.
Resolution source
Associated Press, Fox News, NBC, and California certified statewide results
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