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Will the Democrats hold the US House of Representatives in the 2020 Election?

90%chance

90%chance

ResolvedYes

ResolvedYes

The community gave this a 90% chance, and it resolved Yes.

Forecast Timeline

Authors:

Opened:

Jan 22, 2020

Closes:

Oct 1, 2020

Resolved:

Nov 9, 2020

Spot Scoring Time:

Jan 24, 2020

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