House District 124
Northeast PA · currently held by R (Jamie Barton)
Forecast
100%
chance James A Barton (R) wins
- Democrat
- Tina M Burns
- Republican
- James A Barton
- Rating
- Safe R
- Expected margin
- R+29.8 (90% range R+42.4 to R+17.2)
- Chance of flipping
- 0.0%
- 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 | -35.8 |
| = Fundamentals before candidates | R+29.1 |
| + Incumbency advantage | -2.8 |
| + Incumbent's past over-performance (shrunk) | +1.7 |
| + Campaign finance (log receipts ratio) | -1.6 |
| = Fundamentals margin | R+31.8 |
| No public district polls | |
| External ratings prior (weight 25%) | +2.0 |
| Final expected margin | R+29.8 |
District-level error SD 6.5 pts; total with statewide and regional error ≈ 7.7 pts.
Inputs
Partisan lean (current lines)
| Race | District | Statewide | Lean | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 President | R+39.0 | R+1.8 | -37.2 | 0.45 |
| 2022 Governor | R+22.3 | D+15.0 | -37.3 | 0.2 |
| 2022 U.S. Senate | R+31.1 | D+5.0 | -36.1 | 0.2 |
| 2020 President | R+37.3 | D+1.1 | -38.4 | 0.15 |
Last legislative result (2024): R+43.4 vs a statewide legislative environment of R+8.2 → lean -32.4, blended at 30%.
Candidates & money
- Incumbent
- Jamie Barton (R) — running
- Receipts (cycle)
- D $20,065 · R $191,489
Past results in this district
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tina M Burns | James A Barton | R+43.4 |
| 2022 | Tina M Burns | James A Barton | R+37.1 |
| 2020 | Taylor Evan Picone | Jerome P Knowles | R+44.1 |
External ratings
| Source | Rating | Implied P(Dem) | Weight | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| state_navigate | Safe R (solid r) | 0% | 0.25 | 2026-10-15 |
Ratings are blended as a prior, not copied: they moved this seat's expected margin by +2.0 points.