AkashicDE-AL — U.S. House
We expect Democrats to win96%The call
We expect Democrats to win.
What the market is pricing
via PolymarketThe market gives the Democrats a 94% chance to win.
The market and our model agree, and price it about the same — both favor the Democrats.
Implied probability from live Polymarket prices, two-party-normalized · as of Aug 1, 2026 · a market price is trader sentiment, not Akashic’s forecast. See the market on Polymarket → · How implied probability works →
| Candidate | Raised |
|---|---|
| Sarah McBrideDIncumbent | |
| Lee MurphyR | not yet filing |
| Earl CooperR | not yet filing |
| Donyale HallR | not yet filing |
Receipts, cash on hand, and outside (independent-expenditure) spending from the Federal Election Commission. Bars are scaled within this race. Primary Sept 15, 2026 (not yet held). Incumbent Sarah McBride (D) is running for re-election unopposed in the Democratic primary. Republican primary is contested (Murphy is a prior nominee; Cooper, Hall also filed). The field and its fundraising will keep updating as primaries settle and new FEC reports land.
The rating is grounded in this seat’s record on Akashic — its partisan lean, same-office history, and demographics. Read the full profile on the DE-AL place page.
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DemocraticD | D+16 |
| 2022 | DemocraticD | D+13 |
| 2020 | DemocraticD | D+17 |
| 2018 | DemocraticD | D+29 |
| 2016 | DemocraticD | D+15 |
| 2014 | DemocraticD |
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