Midterm trading on prediction markets nears $1.9B, with Kalshi topping $1.4B and $2.5B in election volume
The totals make the 2026 midterms the largest political trading event yet even as growth decelerates versus 2024.
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- The Washington PostNearly $1.9 billion traded on midterms in booming prediction markets
- 재경일보US Midterm Election Betting Reaches $1.9 Billion, Concentrated on Kalshi and Polymarket : Global : JKN
- FortuneKalshi’s midterm trading tops $1.4 billion as traders bet on a Democratic sweep of Congress
- VarietyMidterm Elections: Americans Have Wagered $1.9 Billion on Prediction Markets on U.S. Races - With Democrats Favored to Win House and Senate
- WUSA9Kalshi tops $2.5 billion in election trading, but how much did people win?
- CoversWhen Will My Midterm Prediction Market Contract Pay Out?