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Ex-MLB Star Mark Teixeira Wins Election to U.S. House in Texas Hot: Odds moved 74 points in 24 hours

Republican Teixeira secures the seat for Texas's 21st Congressional District.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 4 Nov 2026 · updated 1h ago

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The odds

How the odds moved · Republican Party
0%50%100%2%4 Nov, 05:39 UTCnowThe Guardian Sport: World Series champion Teixeira wins US House seat as former NFL reporter Tafoya’s Senate bid fails · 4 Nov, 12:57 UTCwww.espn.com: Ex-MLB star Teixeira wins election to U.S. House in Texas · 4 Nov, 06:10 UTCSI Feed: Former Yankees Star Mark Teixeira Wins Texas House Seat · 4 Nov, 12:53 UTC

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Price data
TimeChance of yes
now2%
4 Nov, 13:02 UTC2%
4 Nov, 05:39 UTC1%

The story so far

3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 4 Nov 2026. www.espn.com published first, on 4 November at 06:10 UTC; SI Feed followed 6h 43m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian Sport, appeared on 4 November at 12:57 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), The Guardian Sport (major outlet), SI Feed.

One prediction market prices this story:

  • Republican Party — the market puts it at 2%, with $4k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 26 Jan 2027. The market resolves to Yes if the Republican Party controls the Texas House of Representatives after the 2026 elections. It resolves to No if they do not win that control. Readers often mistake this for a prediction about individual candidates rather than the party's overall seat count.

Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.

How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Republican Party at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. www.espn.comEx-MLB star Teixeira wins election to U.S. House in Texas1%
  2. SI FeedFormer Yankees Star Mark Teixeira Wins Texas House Seat1%
  3. The Guardian SportWorld Series champion Teixeira wins US House seat as former NFL reporter Tafoya’s Senate bid fails1%
  4. Current odds2%

Sources

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  1. World Series champion Teixeira wins US House seat as former NFL reporter Tafoya’s Senate bid fails The Guardian Sport ·
  2. Ex-MLB star Teixeira wins election to U.S. House in Texas www.espn.com ·
  3. Former Yankees Star Mark Teixeira Wins Texas House Seat SI Feed

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  • Mark Teixeira
  • Major League Baseball
  • U.S. House
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