{"id":239722,"date":"2026-03-03T12:54:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=239722"},"modified":"2026-03-03T17:42:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:42:06","slug":"forecast-traders-gear-up-for-election-season-with-new-maps-available-on-ibkr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/prediction-market\/forecast-traders-gear-up-for-election-season-with-new-maps-available-on-ibkr\/","title":{"rendered":"Forecast Traders Gear Up for Election Season with New Maps Available: March 3, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we approach the midterm elections featuring Governor, House and Senate seats, IBKR ForecastTrader has provided new <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/#\/election-hub\/map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">maps <\/a>to help investors visualize trends as we progress towards November. The Republican party holds slim leads in the Governor races as well as in the Senate; however, the Democrats maintain a strong <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/#\/market-details?id=733131966%7C20270104%7C1%7C&amp;detail=contract_details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">81%<\/a> chance of flipping the House of Representatives. Furthermore, momentum in the GOP seems to be cooling, with just <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/#\/market-details?id=745923952%7C20270104%7C1%7C2026&amp;detail=contract_details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">60%<\/a> odds that they will sustain their Senate majority. Emblematic of the weakening advantage, near the beginning of the year, the GOP carried heavier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/forecast-trader\/election-watch-the-gops-senate-lead-has-been-narrowing-dems-expected-to-flip-house\/\">73% and 25%<\/a> probabilities of maintaining control of the upper and lower chambers, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"298\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-3-1100x298.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-239725 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-3-1100x298.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-3-700x190.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-3-300x81.png 300w, 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