Idaho's entrenched Republican advantage and Jim Risch's comfortable renomination in the May 2026 primary underpin the 92% Republican consensus in this Senate race. The state has not elected a Democratic senator since 1974 and maintains a substantial partisan lean, reflected in consistent double-digit margins for GOP candidates. Risch defeated primary challengers with roughly two-thirds of the vote, while Democrat David Roth secured his party's nomination without notable opposition. Election forecasters rate the contest Solid or Safe Republican. A Republican loss would require an unprecedented statewide shift, a major scandal affecting the incumbent, or unusually low GOP turnout, none of which current polling or structural factors indicate.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated$17,465 Vol.
$17,465 Vol.

Republican
92%

Democrat
7%
$17,465 Vol.
$17,465 Vol.

Republican
92%

Democrat
7%
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0x2F5e3684c...A candidate shall be considered to represent a party in the event that he or she is the nominee of the party in question. Candidates other than the Democratic or Republican nominee (e.g., Greens, Libertarian, independent) may be added at a later date.
Candidates who run as independents will not be encompassed by the “Democrat” or “Republican” options regardless of any affiliation they may have with the party.
The resolution source for this market is the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC. This market will resolve once all three sources call the race for the same candidate. If all three sources haven’t called the race in this state for the same candidate, this market will resolve based on the official certification.
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0x2F5e3684c...Idaho's entrenched Republican advantage and Jim Risch's comfortable renomination in the May 2026 primary underpin the 92% Republican consensus in this Senate race. The state has not elected a Democratic senator since 1974 and maintains a substantial partisan lean, reflected in consistent double-digit margins for GOP candidates. Risch defeated primary challengers with roughly two-thirds of the vote, while Democrat David Roth secured his party's nomination without notable opposition. Election forecasters rate the contest Solid or Safe Republican. A Republican loss would require an unprecedented statewide shift, a major scandal affecting the incumbent, or unusually low GOP turnout, none of which current polling or structural factors indicate.
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