2008 Congressional Election Markets

The IEM 2008 Congressional Election Markets are real-money futures markets where contract payoffs will be determined by the votes cast in the 2008 U.S. Congressional Elections. There are three markets in this set:

• Congress08 — based on the composition of both houses of Congress
• House08 — based on the composition of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Senate08 — based the composition of the U.S. Senate

See the market prospectuses for specific details of each market.

These markets are open to all traders world-wide. Consult our online trader’s manual for additional information.

Overview: Brief overview of trading information for the 2008 Congressional Election Markets

• Congress08 Market Overview
• House08 Market Overview
• Senate08 Market Overview

Prospectuses: Descriptions of the 2008 Congressional Election Markets

• Congress08 Prospectus
• House08 Prospectus
• Senate08 Prospectus

Data: IEM Data concerning the 2008 Congressional Election Markets

• Congress08 data
• House08 data
• Senate08 data
• IEM WebExchange Users Guide: For information on how to trade.

Political Sites

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
• National Republican Congressional Committee

• U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. House of Representatives: Office of the Clerk
• U.S. House: Democratic Leadership
• U.S. House: Republican Leadership

• U.S. Senate
• U.S. Senate – Democratic Caucus
• U.S. Senate – Republican Caucus

• CNN.com Politics
• FoxNews.com Politics

Other IEM 2008 Election Markets

• 2008 Presidential Election Markets
• 2008 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election Markets

If you have suggestion about other links related to the 2008 Congressional Election, please email us at iem@uiowa.edu. Thank you!