What is the fee on Kalshi for this market?

At the current typical price of 50¢, about 2¢ per contract (7% × price × (1 − price), rounded up, on orders that take liquidity). On a $50 trade that is about $1.75.

What win rate do I need to break even?

About 52% if you hold to settlement, against a market price of 50%. The gap is the fee.

Markets › Kalshi › Elections

Democratic House members losing re-election on Kalshi

If at least 9 members of the House Democrats lose re-election in 2026, then the market resolves to Yes.

Settles on: The Washington Post, NBC, Fox News, official state or local election division websites, The Wall Street Journal, ABC, Ballotpedia, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Associated Press, Sabato's Crystal Ball, the Secretary of the Senate, New York Times, CNN, The Cook Political Report, Reuters, Politico, Bloomberg News, CBS.

Market says (typical open contract)

50%

Median YES price across 10 open contracts, 10 Nov 2026 17:55 UTC.

Real-world odds

—

No independent base rate yet. Until we connect one (sportsbook consensus, forecasts, the score), the market's own price is the best public forecast, and the fee sits on top of it.

Luck needed meter

100% 😈

Mostly luck. The market itself expects the favorite to lose this often; the fee is the only certainty.

The cover charge

Fee and break-even by purchase price
If you buy at	Fee per contract	On $50	Win rate to break even
30¢	1.5¢	$2.45	31.5%
50¢ (now)	1.8¢	$1.75	51.7%
70¢	1.5¢	$1.05	71.5%
90¢	0.6¢	$0.35	90.6%

Resting orders pay no fee on this series. Formula: 7% × contracts × price × (1 − price), rounded up, on orders that take liquidity. Break-even assumes you hold to settlement; trading out early pays the fee twice.

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Open contracts right now

Open contracts in this series with price, implied probability, volume and close time
Contract	YES price	Implied	Fee at this price	Real-world odds	Luck needed	Volume	Closes
Will at least 10 members of the House Democrats lose re-election in 2026? · 10 or more	50¢	50%	1.8¢	—	100%	72	Dec 31, 15:00 UTC
Will at least 13 members of the House Democrats lose re-election in 2026? · 13 or more	50¢	50%	1.8¢	—	100%	30	Dec 31, 15:00 UTC
Will at least 15 members of the House Democrats lose re-election in 2026? · 15 or more	50¢	50%	1.8¢	—	100%	20	Dec 31, 15:00 UTC
Will at least 14 members of the House Democrats lose re-election in 2026? · 14 or more	50¢	50%	1.8¢	—	100%	17	Dec 31, 15:00 UTC
Will at least 12 members of the House Democrats lose re-election in 2026? · 12 or more	50¢	50%	1.8¢	—	100%	9	Dec 31, 15:00 UTC
Will at least 16 members of the House Democrats lose re-election in 2026? · 16 or more	50¢	50%	1.8¢	—	100%	6	Dec 31, 15:00 UTC
Will at least 9 members of the House Democrats lose re-election in 2026? · 9 or more	50¢	50%	1.8¢	—	100%	0	Dec 31, 15:00 UTC
Will at least 18 members of the House Democrats lose re-election in 2026? · 18 or more	50¢	50%	1.8¢	—	100%	0	Dec 31, 15:00 UTC
Will at least 17 members of the House Democrats lose re-election in 2026? · 17 or more	50¢	50%	1.8¢	—	100%	0	Dec 31, 15:00 UTC
Will at least 11 members of the House Democrats lose re-election in 2026? · 11 or more	50¢	50%	1.8¢	—	100%	0	Dec 31, 15:00 UTC

Who actually wins this market

Whoever posts the resting orders and collects the spread without paying a fee.
The venue, on every fee.
Not, on average, the person clicking buy because the chart is going their way. That was us.

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