Will the total vote count for all participants in the 2026 KY-04 Republican primary be above 80000? — What PRISM learned

What happened

This market resolved YES on June 9, 2026. The market's pricing turned out to be more accurate than PRISM's assessment.

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Forecast Tape

2 events

May 18, 8:09 PMPUBLISHED
Prism 74% vs market 80% — MODERATE OVERPRICED
Jun 9, 1:00 AMRESOLVED YES
Resolved YES. Market was closer than Prism on this call.

What the market believed

MARKET PRICE · AT FORECAST TIME

80.0%

The market was pricing this event at 80.0% probability when PRISM generated its forecast. PRISM assessed this was too high — the market was overconfident.

What PRISM believed

PRISM PROBABILITY

74.0%

EDGE DETECTED

5.0pp

FORECAST

MODERATE OVERPRICED

Confidence

LOW

Kelly Reference

N/A

PRISM Sizing (¼ Kelly · cap 5%)

N/A

PRISM REASONING

▸Fundamental analysis indicates a high likelihood that total GOP primary turnout exceeds 80,000
▸Competitive dynamics and presidential-cycle turnout patterns support a probability modestly below the news-based 82%

FACTORS FOR

+Presidential-cycle primaries typically experience elevated party turnout versus midterms.
+Competitive or high-profile House primaries tend to boost participation materially.

FACTORS AGAINST

−District-level GOP engagement in 2026 remains highly uncertain today.
−Potential uncontested or lopsided race could sharply depress turnout.

RESOLUTION PATHS MODELED

Contested, well-funded primary drives strong GOP turnout above 80,00055%

Modestly contested race still benefits from presidential-year turnout surge24%

Evidence 51%

SOURCES (4)

last day

KY-04 Republican Primary: Margin of Victory - Polymarketpolymarket.com
has traded on "KY-04 Republican Primary: Margin of Victory" as of May 18, 2026. View real-time odds or trade on The World's Largest Prediction Market™...
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KY-04 Republican primary: Ed Gallrein vote percent - Robinhoodrobinhood.com
KY-04 Republican primary: Ed Gallrein vote percent? Get paid $1 per contract when your prediction is correct, or $0 if not.
May 18Open →
2026 Polls: Kentucky House District 4 - 270toWin.com270towin.com
Primary Election – May 19. Instantly compare a poll to prior one by same pollster. Republican Primary. Source, Date, Sample, Gallrein ...
May 19Open →
statewide unofficial results - Election Night Reportingvrsws.sos.ky.gov
Image banner showing the Kentucky State Seal and the Secretary of State. ALL RESULTS ARE UNOFFICIAL.
May 18Open →

PRISM RETRIEVES EVIDENCE FROM A CURATED LIST OF PRIMARY WIRES + OFFICIAL SOURCES

Why the gap existed

Prism's 6.0% edge call was wrong — market was right

CALIBRATION SCORECARD

PRISM ACCURACY

0.044

MARKET ACCURACY

0.026

EDGE

-18.5

Brier edge

The market's probability estimate was more accurate than PRISM's on this call.

How this forecast played out

1.PRISM analyzed Will the total vote count for all participants in the 2026 KY-04 Republican primary be above 80000?, classifying it as overpriced at 80.0%.

2.Forecast classification: MODERATE OVERPRICED — PRISM estimate 74.0% vs market 80.0%.

3.Kelly reference at forecast time: —% (¼ Kelly, capped at 5%; mathematical reference only — not a position recommendation).

4.Outcome: resolved YES.

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PRISM: v0.9.125-fast-ledger-floor·Forecasted: May 19, 2026·Resolved: June 9, 2026·kalshi

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