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Will Darline Graham Nordone win Richland County in the South Carolina Special Senate Primary runoff?

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SettledContract settles 25 Aug 2026Last checked 25 Aug 2026, 23:55 UTC
PM96.8%bid 94.1% / ask 99.4%24h volume $3K · liquidity $718as of 25 Aug, 23:55 UTC · not refreshed recentlyView on Polymarket

Crossbook forecast

  • 87.0%against a market price of 93.5% at the timeYES

    Logged 23 Aug 2026, 02:24 UTC · Brier 0.0169

    • Outside view: runoff favorites leading after the first round win most of the time, but upsets in low-turnout special-election runoffs are not rare (10-20%), capping justified confidence below the market's 93.5%.
    • Inside view is thin: I lack verified polling, first-round margins, or endorsement data for this specific Richland County race, so I anchor mostly on the reference class rather than case-specific signal; the fact that the question is framed around her suggests she is the perceived frontrunner, which is modest signal.
    • Time-decay is minimal (3 days to close, election imminent), so late-scandal risk is compressed but not zero; low 24h volume ($7.2k) means the 93.5% price may partly reflect thin liquidity and informed local money rather than a robust consensus, plausibly explaining the gap to my estimate.
    • My independent estimate sits a few points below the market because systematic base rates for heavy favorites argue against 93%+ absent confirmed polling dominance, which I cannot verify.

    What would change it: A late-breaking endorsement reversal, scandal, or a verified poll showing her trailing would move this sharply; conversely, confirmed double-digit polling leads would push me toward the market's 93%+.

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Polymarket prices this at 97%. No verified equivalent is currently listed on the other venue, so there is no cross venue comparison on this page.

Volume over the last 24 hours is modest, at about $2,694 on the busier venue.

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