Incumbent Republican Tim Walberg faces Democrat Christian Vukasovich in Michigan's 5th congressional district on November 3, 2026. The seat's R+13 partisan voter index and consistent double-digit Republican margins, including Walberg's 65.7 percent share in 2024, anchor trader consensus at 94.5 percent for the Republican nominee. Both candidates ran unopposed in the August 4 primaries, leaving the race without late shifts in candidate quality or funding. All major forecasters rate the contest Safe or Solid Republican. A major scandal, health event affecting the incumbent, or unprecedented national Democratic wave would be required to alter the outcome, though the district's southern Michigan composition has shown resilience to such pressures in prior cycles.
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MI-05 House Election Winner
$20,344 Vol.
$20,344 Vol.
Nov 2, 2026
Republican Party
95%
Democratic Party
6%
$20,344 Vol.
$20,344 Vol.
Nov 2, 2026
Republican Party
$9,771 Vol.
95%
Democratic Party
$10,573 Vol.
6%
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the MI-05 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).Incumbent Republican Tim Walberg faces Democrat Christian Vukasovich in Michigan's 5th congressional district on November 3, 2026. The seat's R+13 partisan voter index and consistent double-digit Republican margins, including Walberg's 65.7 percent share in 2024, anchor trader consensus at 94.5 percent for the Republican nominee. Both candidates ran unopposed in the August 4 primaries, leaving the race without late shifts in candidate quality or funding. All major forecasters rate the contest Safe or Solid Republican. A major scandal, health event affecting the incumbent, or unprecedented national Democratic wave would be required to alter the outcome, though the district's southern Michigan composition has shown resilience to such pressures in prior cycles.
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the MI-05 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
Market Opened: Jan 28, 2026, 11:09 AM ET
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0x2F5e3684c...This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the MI-05 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).Incumbent Republican Tim Walberg faces Democrat Christian Vukasovich in Michigan's 5th congressional district on November 3, 2026. The seat's R+13 partisan voter index and consistent double-digit Republican margins, including Walberg's 65.7 percent share in 2024, anchor trader consensus at 94.5 percent for the Republican nominee. Both candidates ran unopposed in the August 4 primaries, leaving the race without late shifts in candidate quality or funding. All major forecasters rate the contest Safe or Solid Republican. A major scandal, health event affecting the incumbent, or unprecedented national Democratic wave would be required to alter the outcome, though the district's southern Michigan composition has shown resilience to such pressures in prior cycles.
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the MI-05 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
Volume
$20,344End Date
Nov 3, 2026Market Opened
Jan 28, 2026, 11:09 AM ETResolver
0x2F5e3684c...Incumbent Republican Tim Walberg faces Democrat Christian Vukasovich in Michigan's 5th congressional district on November 3, 2026. The seat's R+13 partisan voter index and consistent double-digit Republican margins, including Walberg's 65.7 percent share in 2024, anchor trader consensus at 94.5 percent for the Republican nominee. Both candidates ran unopposed in the August 4 primaries, leaving the race without late shifts in candidate quality or funding. All major forecasters rate the contest Safe or Solid Republican. A major scandal, health event affecting the incumbent, or unprecedented national Democratic wave would be required to alter the outcome, though the district's southern Michigan composition has shown resilience to such pressures in prior cycles.
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