2026 Illinois · U.S. House

IL-11 House race odds

As of Oct 3, 2026, prediction markets give Democrat Bill Foster a 98% chance of winning the 2026 race for IL-11 over Republican Jeff Walter (Kalshi 98%, Polymarket 98%).

Updated · prices refresh every 10 minutes

Bill Foster (D)98%
Jeff Walter (R) 2%
Market rating
Safe D
Kalshi (D / R)
97.7% / 2.3%
Polymarket (D / R)
97.9% / 2.1%
Gap between exchanges
0.2 pts
Election Day
Nov 3, 2026 (32 days)

Share prices

Each contract pays $1 if that outcome happens. The price is what traders are paying now, so 60¢ means roughly a 60% chance. Bid is the best offer to buy, ask the best offer to sell.

ContractPriceBidAskLast24h
Bill Foster97¢96¢98¢97¢▲3¢
Jeff Walter2¢1¢4¢1¢0¢
Volume $1KAs of Oct 3, 2026, 2:14 AM EDT
ContractPriceBidAskLast24h
Bill Foster96¢95¢97¢96¢0¢
Jeff Walter2¢2¢3¢2¢▼2¢
Volume $45KAs of Oct 3, 2026, 2:14 AM EDT

Price history

Democratic odds rose 4.4 points over the past 3 months, from 93% to 98%.

0%25%50%75%100%Jul 5Aug 19Oct 3
KalshiPolymarketDemocratic odds, Jul 5 – Oct 3

Every candidate, by exchange

Each exchange's prices rescaled to add up to 100%. Kalshi prices are the bid–ask midpoint; Polymarket prices are its displayed price.

Kalshi open market ↗

OutcomeChanceVolume
Bill Foster (D)97.7%$65
Jeff Walter (R)2.3%$1K

Polymarket open market ↗

OutcomeChanceVolume
Bill Foster (D)97.9%$20K
Jeff Walter (R)2.1%$25K

Questions about this race

Who is favored to win the 2026 IL-11 House race?

As of Oct 3, 2026, prediction markets give Democrat Bill Foster a 98% chance of winning the 2026 race for IL-11 over Republican Jeff Walter (Kalshi 98%, Polymarket 98%).

What do Kalshi and Polymarket say?

Kalshi: Democrats 98%, Republicans 2%. Polymarket: Democrats 98%, Republicans 2%. The two exchanges differ by 0.2 points.

How have the odds moved this week?

Democratic odds have risen 2.5 points since Sep 26, 2026.

When is the 2026 election?

Election Day is Nov 3, 2026, 32 days from now.

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Data

Cite as: Parlay the People, “2026 IL-11 House race,” https://parlaythepeople.com/2026/house/il-11/, accessed Oct 3, 2026. Prediction-market prices are crowd forecasts, not certainties, and nothing here is betting or investment advice.