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Prediction Series · P-44

US House 2026 — Democrats win control, calibrated at ~0.76.

Calibrated ~0.76 probability Democrats win ≥218 House seats in the Nov 3 2026 midterms. Markets range ~73–82%; we anchor to the model floor at ~0.76. Cook Political Report: 14 of 18 toss-ups are GOP-held; generic ballot Dem +5–6pts. Non-partisan, purely probabilistic.

Type · Prediction Lock · calibrated binary Locked · 2026-06-21 · ~4 months before the election Resolves · 2026-11-03 · AP / NBC certified race calls for House control Scored · binary: Democrats win ≥218 House seats yes/no
P(Democrats win US House, ≥218 seats, Nov 3 2026)
~0.76
calibrated · market range ~73% (Kalshi) – ~82% (Polymarket)

Prediction market range: Polymarket ~82%; Kalshi / RaceToTheWH ~73%. Generic ballot: Dem +5–6pts (RCP aggregate, Jun 2026). Cook Political: 14 of 18 toss-up districts are currently GOP-held seats. We anchor to ~0.76 — the model floor, not the hottest market — for conservative calibration. Source: AP / NBC certified race calls.

— 1 · The Locked Call

Democrats win ≥218 House seats — calibrated at ~0.76.

We lock a calibrated binary claim: P(Democrats win ≥218 of 435 US House seats in the November 3 2026 midterm elections, certified by AP / NBC race calls) ≈ 0.76. This is a calibrated probability, not a partisan prediction. The complementary ~0.24 covers Republicans retaining House control.

— 2 · Why it's nail-able

14-of-18 toss-ups GOP-held; Dem +5–6 generic ballot; we anchor to the market floor at ~0.76.

Cook Political Report identifies 18 toss-up House districts; 14 are currently GOP-held — a structural map advantage for Democrats. The RealClearPolitics generic congressional ballot shows Democrats +5–6 points (Jun 2026). Prediction markets: Polymarket ~82% (higher), Kalshi / RaceToTheWH ~73% (lower). We calibrate at ~0.76 — anchored to the model floor (~73%), not the highest market reading — consistent with RAOSCAFF's doctrine of conservative calibration when market spread is wide. Non-partisan: we derive probability from public market synthesis, not political preference. Resolves against AP / NBC certified race calls determining House majority control.

Locked on 2026-06-21 — scored against AP / NBC certified House majority call after Nov 3 2026.

RAOSCAFF locks P-44 on 2026-06-21. Non-partisan throughout: calibrated probability from market synthesis, not political preference. Resolves against AP / NBC certified race calls.

Locked
2026-06-21 (commit timestamp on origin/main)
Resolves
2026-11-03 — AP / NBC News certified race calls for US House majority control (House Clerk certified totals as final backstop)
Source
AP / NBC News official House majority call; House Clerk (clerk.house.gov) as final backstop
Scored by
Binary: YES if Democrats win ≥218 House seats per AP/NBC certified calls; NO if Republicans retain ≥218 seats

Non-partisan framing throughout — we derive probability from market synthesis, not political preference.