Resolution criteria on PolyGram: This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the IL-17 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 4, 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.
PolyGram is an on-chain prediction market where you trade YES or NO outcome shares with real USDC on Polygon. For this market, buy YES if you believe the event will happen, or NO if you think it won't. Your maximum loss is your stake — winning shares pay $1.00 each at resolution. Unlike sportsbooks, there is no house edge: prices are set by supply and demand from other traders and reflect the crowd's real-time probability.
Market outcomes
| A | — | |
| C | — | |
| B | — | |
| E | — | |
| Democratic Party | 89% YES | 11% NO |
| Republican Party | 7% YES | 93% NO |
| Other | — | |
| D | — | |
Illinois's 17th congressional district will elect a representative to the U.S. House in the 2026 midterm elections on 4 November 2026. The seat has shifted considerably over recent cycles: it was held by Republican Adam Kinzinger until his retirement in 2022, when Democrat Eric Sorensen won the seat with 52% of the vote in a district that had previously leaned Republican. The district encompasses parts of north-central Illinois, including portions of DeKalb, Kendall, and Will counties, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+3 as of the most recent redistricting.
Historical performance suggests the seat remains genuinely competitive. Kinzinger's tenure demonstrated Republican viability in the district, whilst Sorensen's 2022 victory margin was modest enough to leave room for a credible Republican challenge. Comparable Illinois swing districts have seen control alternate between parties in successive cycles, particularly when national headwinds favour one party. The district's suburban character and moderate lean mean turnout patterns and candidate quality will likely prove decisive.
Key catalysts for traders include the formal candidate announcements from both parties, expected through 2025 and early 2026, and the national political environment as the midterms approach. Fundraising disclosures will provide early signals of candidate viability and party investment levels. The outcome will depend substantially on whether Sorensen seeks re-election and on the Republican nominee's profile, alongside broader dynamics affecting House races nationally in 2026.
Resolution is handled by the UMA optimistic oracle on Polygon. A proposer submits the outcome, a two-hour dispute window opens, and if no one stakes a counter-claim the payout is final. Contested outcomes escalate to UMA token-holder voting. Payouts clear in USDC to the winning side.
The mechanics for trading "IL-17 House Election Winner" are the same as any other PolyGram political event contract. Each YES share resolves to $1 if the event happens, or $0 if it doesn't. The current price between 0¢ and 100¢ is the market's probability estimate, set live by the order book.
$347 in lifetime turnover and $838 of resting liquidity puts this market in the below the median by volume for politics contracts on PolyGram. Order-book depth is thin — large orders may need to be split across the book or executed as limit orders.
The market has been open for 5 months — the price has had time to stabilise as new information arrived.
Higher-volume markets tend to have tighter spreads and faster price discovery — meaning the displayed YES/NO percentages are more likely to reflect the true crowd-implied probability rather than a single trader's directional view.
Resolution is handled by the UMA optimistic oracle on Polygon. A proposer submits the outcome, a 2-hour dispute window opens, and if uncontested the payout is final. Contested outcomes escalate to UMA token holders.
This prediction market is scheduled to close on 4 November 2026. After the resolving event occurs, settlement typically clears within 24 hours once the UMA optimistic oracle confirms the outcome. All payouts are in USDC on the Polygon network.
To trade on this prediction market, create a free PolyGram account at polygram.ink, deposit USDC via Polygon, and place a YES or NO order on the outcome you believe in. You can learn more on our how-it-works page. Your maximum loss is limited to your stake — there is no leverage or margin.
When the outcome is determined, winning YES shares pay out $1.00 each in USDC, while losing shares pay $0. Settlement is handled by the UMA optimistic oracle on Polygon — a proposer submits the result, a two-hour dispute window opens, and if uncontested, payouts are distributed automatically. You can withdraw your winnings to any Polygon wallet.
Prediction-market positions can lose 100% of staked capital. Outcomes are uncertain by definition — historical accuracy of crowd-implied probabilities is high in aggregate but not for any single market. PolyGram does not provide investment advice. Trade only with capital you can afford to lose.
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