Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC
To election day72 days
Simulations200,000

Pennsylvania 7th District

Currently held by a Republican · incumbent running

Democrat
Bob Brooks
48%
Republican
Ryan Mackenzie
52%
ForecastTilt R
Projected margin
R+0.5
80% range
R+11.8 to D+10.9
Partisan lean
R+1.9
Tipping-point chance
1.36%
Uncertainty multiplier
1.34×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 9%Fundamentals 91%
Polling average
D+0.2
Fundamentals
D+0.2
Blended
D+0.2
Similar-race shift
−0.5
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
1
Distinct pollsters
1
Most recent
July 2, 2026
Democrat
45.1%
Republican
44.9%
Undecided / other
10.0%
Spread between polls
0.0 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+1.9
Elasticity
0.97
Incumbency
−3.4
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
+0.6
National environment
D+5.3
Expected margin
D+0.6

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