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Will the US Senate Majority Leader be a Republican on February 1st 2021?

58%chance
58%chance
ResolvedNo
ResolvedNo

The community gave this a 58% chance, and it resolved No.

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Authors:
Matthew_Barnett
Opened:Nov 20, 2020
Closes:Jan 5, 2021
Resolved:Feb 7, 2021
Spot Scoring Time:Nov 21, 2020
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Will the Democrats control the House of Representatives at any point before Jan 3, 2027?

14% chance
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Which party will control the US Congress following the 2026 midterm elections?

Rep Senate / Dem House
65.7%
Dem Senate / Dem House
17.4%
Rep Senate / Rep House
16.4%
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Which party will hold a plurality in the US Senate after the 2026 midterm elections?

Republicans
63.2%
Democrats
36.7%
Other
0.1%
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