House District 14
Pittsburgh metro · currently held by R (Roman Kozak)
Forecast
98%
chance Roman Kozak Jr. (R) wins
- Democrat
- Bradley Jacob Young
- Republican
- Roman Kozak Jr.
- Rating
- Safe R
- Expected margin
- R+16.9 (90% range R+29.6 to R+4.3)
- Chance of flipping
- 1.5%
- 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 | -22.3 |
| = Fundamentals before candidates | R+15.7 |
| + Incumbency advantage | -2.8 |
| + Incumbent's past over-performance (shrunk) | +1.4 |
| = Fundamentals margin | R+17.1 |
| No public district polls | |
| External ratings prior (weight 25%) | +0.1 |
| Final expected margin | R+16.9 |
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+27.4 | R+1.8 | -25.7 | 0.45 |
| 2022 Governor | R+4.3 | D+15.0 | -19.4 | 0.2 |
| 2022 U.S. Senate | R+16.1 | D+5.0 | -21.2 | 0.2 |
| 2020 President | R+24.7 | D+1.1 | -25.8 | 0.15 |
Last legislative result (2024): R+30.5 vs a statewide legislative environment of R+8.2 → lean -19.5, blended at 30%.
Candidates & money
- Incumbent
- Roman Kozak (R) — running
- Receipts
- no matched PA DoS filings for both sides
Past results in this district
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kenya Johns | Roman Kozak Jr | R+30.5 |
| 2022 | Bruce Allen Carper Jr | James E Marshall | R+35.6 |
| 2020 | Zachary James Wilson | James E. Marshall | R+39.3 |
External ratings
| Source | Rating | Implied P(Dem) | Weight | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| state_navigate | Safe R (solid r) | 2% | 0.25 | 2026-10-15 |
Ratings are blended as a prior, not copied: they moved this seat's expected margin by +0.1 points.