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House District 109

Central PA · currently held by R (Robert Leadbeter)

Forecast

100%
chance Robert Medin Leadbeter II (R) wins
Democrat
Justin Hummel
Republican
Robert Medin Leadbeter II
Rating
Safe R
Expected margin
R+21.2 (90% range R+33.9 to R+8.7)
Chance of flipping
0.4%
Tipping-point chance
0.0% (chance this seat decides control)

How the forecast was built

Statewide generic legislative margin (environment)D+6.6
+ District partisan lean-28.2
= Fundamentals before candidatesR+21.5
+ Incumbency advantage-2.8
+ Incumbent's past over-performance (shrunk)+2.4
= Fundamentals marginR+21.9
No public district polls
External ratings prior (weight 25%)+0.7
Final expected marginR+21.2

District-level error SD 6.5 pts; total with statewide and regional error ≈ 7.7 pts.

Inputs

Partisan lean (current lines)

RaceDistrictStatewideLeanWeight
2024 PresidentR+31.3R+1.8-29.60.45
2022 GovernorR+15.8D+15.0-30.90.2
2022 U.S. SenateR+24.3D+5.0-29.40.2
2020 PresidentR+31.2D+1.1-32.40.15

Last legislative result (2024): R+34.4 vs a statewide legislative environment of R+8.2 → lean -23.4, blended at 30%.

Candidates & money

Incumbent
Robert Leadbeter (R) — running
Receipts
no matched PA DoS filings for both sides

Past results in this district

YearDemocratRepublicanMargin
2024Nicholas S McgawRobert Medin Leadbeter IiR+34.4
2022Edward R GiannattasioRobert LeadbeterR+37.1
2020William T MonahanDavid R. MillardR+44.6

External ratings

SourceRatingImplied P(Dem)WeightAs of
state_navigateSafe R (solid r)1%0.252026-10-15

Ratings are blended as a prior, not copied: they moved this seat's expected margin by +0.7 points.