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Next Mayor of Cape Town?

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Next Mayor of Cape Town?

Geordin Hill-Lewis 81%

Nontando Nolutshungu 7%

Cheslyn Steenberg 6%

Dereleen James 6%

Polymarket
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Geordin Hill-Lewis 81%

Nontando Nolutshungu 7%

Cheslyn Steenberg 6%

Dereleen James 6%

Polymarket
BAGO
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Geordin Hill-Lewis

$480 Vol.

81%

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Nontando Nolutshungu

$135 Vol.

7%

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Cheslyn Steenberg

$90 Vol.

6%

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Dereleen James

$104 Vol.

6%

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Roger Solomons

$104 Vol.

6%

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Khalid Sayed

$139 Vol.

5%

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Ellen Pakkies

$105 Vol.

3%

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Brett Herron

$89 Vol.

2%

Municipal elections are currently scheduled to be held in South Africa on November 4, 2026. Cape Town’s mayor will be elected by the newly constituted council at its inaugural meeting, which is expected to be held within 14 days of the municipal election, by November 18, 2026. This market will resolve to the first individual who officially assumes the role of Mayor of Cape Town following the 2026 South African municipal elections. A qualifying individual must be elected mayor by the Cape Town City Council. Temporary, interim, or placeholder mayors appointed before the election will not be considered. If the result of this election isn't known by June 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, the market will resolve to "Other". The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the government of South Africa, including the Electoral Commission of South Africa (https://elections.org.za); however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.Geordin Hill-Lewis, the incumbent Democratic Alliance mayor and party federal leader, holds an 80.5% implied probability in the Cape Town mayoral market ahead of the November 4, 2026 local government elections. His June 2026 selection as the DA candidate and subsequent campaign pledges on policing, service delivery, housing, and jobs have reinforced trader consensus around his re-election prospects in a metro long dominated by the party. Opposition nominees including Dereleen James of ActionSA, Brett Herron of the Good Party, Cheslyn Steenberg of the Patriotic Alliance, and Roger Solomons of Build One South Africa register single-digit odds, reflecting limited recent polling momentum or structural advantages. Scheduled voter registration deadlines and ongoing coalition dynamics in other metros remain key variables that could influence final margins.

Municipal elections are currently scheduled to be held in South Africa on November 4, 2026. Cape Town’s mayor will be elected by the newly constituted council at its inaugural meeting, which is expected to be held within 14 days of the municipal election, by November 18, 2026.

This market will resolve to the first individual who officially assumes the role of Mayor of Cape Town following the 2026 South African municipal elections.

A qualifying individual must be elected mayor by the Cape Town City Council. Temporary, interim, or placeholder mayors appointed before the election will not be considered.

If the result of this election isn't known by June 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, the market will resolve to "Other".

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the government of South Africa, including the Electoral Commission of South Africa (https://elections.org.za); however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Volume
$1,247
Petsa ng Pagtatapos
Nov 18, 2026
Binuksan ang Market
Aug 18, 2026, 10:57 AM ET

Resolver

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Municipal elections are currently scheduled to be held in South Africa on November 4, 2026. Cape Town’s mayor will be elected by the newly constituted council at its inaugural meeting, which is expected to be held within 14 days of the municipal election, by November 18, 2026. This market will resolve to the first individual who officially assumes the role of Mayor of Cape Town following the 2026 South African municipal elections. A qualifying individual must be elected mayor by the Cape Town City Council. Temporary, interim, or placeholder mayors appointed before the election will not be considered. If the result of this election isn't known by June 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, the market will resolve to "Other". The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the government of South Africa, including the Electoral Commission of South Africa (https://elections.org.za); however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Municipal elections are currently scheduled to be held in South Africa on November 4, 2026. Cape Town’s mayor will be elected by the newly constituted council at its inaugural meeting, which is expected to be held within 14 days of the municipal election, by November 18, 2026. This market will resolve to the first individual who officially assumes the role of Mayor of Cape Town following the 2026 South African municipal elections. A qualifying individual must be elected mayor by the Cape Town City Council. Temporary, interim, or placeholder mayors appointed before the election will not be considered. If the result of this election isn't known by June 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, the market will resolve to "Other". The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the government of South Africa, including the Electoral Commission of South Africa (https://elections.org.za); however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.Geordin Hill-Lewis, the incumbent Democratic Alliance mayor and party federal leader, holds an 80.5% implied probability in the Cape Town mayoral market ahead of the November 4, 2026 local government elections. His June 2026 selection as the DA candidate and subsequent campaign pledges on policing, service delivery, housing, and jobs have reinforced trader consensus around his re-election prospects in a metro long dominated by the party. Opposition nominees including Dereleen James of ActionSA, Brett Herron of the Good Party, Cheslyn Steenberg of the Patriotic Alliance, and Roger Solomons of Build One South Africa register single-digit odds, reflecting limited recent polling momentum or structural advantages. Scheduled voter registration deadlines and ongoing coalition dynamics in other metros remain key variables that could influence final margins.

Municipal elections are currently scheduled to be held in South Africa on November 4, 2026. Cape Town’s mayor will be elected by the newly constituted council at its inaugural meeting, which is expected to be held within 14 days of the municipal election, by November 18, 2026.

This market will resolve to the first individual who officially assumes the role of Mayor of Cape Town following the 2026 South African municipal elections.

A qualifying individual must be elected mayor by the Cape Town City Council. Temporary, interim, or placeholder mayors appointed before the election will not be considered.

If the result of this election isn't known by June 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, the market will resolve to "Other".

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the government of South Africa, including the Electoral Commission of South Africa (https://elections.org.za); however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Volume
$1,247
Petsa ng Pagtatapos
Nov 18, 2026
Binuksan ang Market
Aug 18, 2026, 10:57 AM ET

Resolver

0x69c47De9D...
Municipal elections are currently scheduled to be held in South Africa on November 4, 2026. Cape Town’s mayor will be elected by the newly constituted council at its inaugural meeting, which is expected to be held within 14 days of the municipal election, by November 18, 2026. This market will resolve to the first individual who officially assumes the role of Mayor of Cape Town following the 2026 South African municipal elections. A qualifying individual must be elected mayor by the Cape Town City Council. Temporary, interim, or placeholder mayors appointed before the election will not be considered. If the result of this election isn't known by June 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, the market will resolve to "Other". The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the government of South Africa, including the Electoral Commission of South Africa (https://elections.org.za); however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

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Ang "Next Mayor of Cape Town?" ay isang prediction market sa Polymarket na may 8 posibleng outcomes kung saan bumibili at nagbebenta ang mga trader ng shares batay sa kanilang pinaniniwalaan na mangyayari. Ang kasalukuyang nangunguna ay "Geordin Hill-Lewis" sa 81%, sinusundan ng "Nontando Nolutshungu" sa 7%. Ang mga presyo ay sumasalamin sa real-time crowd-sourced probabilities. Halimbawa, ang isang share na naka-presyo sa 81¢ ay nagpapahiwatig na kolektibong itinatakda ng market ang 81% na tsansa sa outcome na iyon. Patuloy na nagbabago ang mga odds na ito habang tumutugon ang mga trader sa mga bagong development at impormasyon. Ang mga shares sa tamang outcome ay mare-redeem sa $1 bawat isa sa market resolution.

Ang "Next Mayor of Cape Town?" ay isang bagong likhang market sa Polymarket, inilunsad noong Aug 18, 2026. Bilang isang maagang market, ito ang iyong pagkakataon na maging kabilang sa mga unang trader na magtakda ng odds at mag-establish ng mga paunang price signal ng market. Maaari mo ring i-bookmark ang pahinang ito para subaybayan ang volume at trading activity habang lumalaki ang market sa paglipas ng panahon.

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Ang kasalukuyang frontrunner para sa "Next Mayor of Cape Town?" ay "Geordin Hill-Lewis" sa 81%, ibig sabihin itinatakda ng market ang 81% na tsansa sa outcome na iyon. Ang sumunod na pinaka-malapit na outcome ay "Nontando Nolutshungu" sa 7%. Nag-a-update ang mga odds na ito sa real-time habang bumibili at nagbebenta ang mga trader ng shares, kaya sinasalamin nila ang pinakabagong kolektibong view kung ano ang pinaka-malamang na mangyari. Bumalik nang madalas o i-bookmark ang pahinang ito para sundan kung paano nagbabago ang odds habang lumilitaw ang bagong impormasyon.

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