House District 17
Northwest PA · currently held by R (Timothy R. Bonner) · uncontested
Forecast
100%
chance Timothy R Bonner (R) wins
- Democrat
- — (no candidate)
- Republican
- Timothy R Bonner
- Rating
- Safe R
- Expected margin
- R+42.6 (90% range R+55.4 to R+30.0)
- Chance of flipping
- 0.5%
- 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 | -46.4 |
| = Fundamentals before candidates | R+39.8 |
| + Incumbency advantage | -2.8 |
| = Fundamentals margin | R+42.6 |
| No public district polls | |
| No external ratings for this seat | |
| Final expected margin | R+42.6 |
District-level error SD 6.6 pts; total with statewide and regional error ≈ 7.8 pts. Uncontested: probability fixed at 99.5% for the sole major-party candidate.
Inputs
Partisan lean (current lines)
| Race | District | Statewide | Lean | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 President | R+47.6 | R+1.8 | -45.8 | 0.45 |
| 2022 Governor | R+33.5 | D+15.0 | -48.6 | 0.2 |
| 2022 U.S. Senate | R+40.2 | D+5.0 | -45.3 | 0.2 |
| 2020 President | R+45.9 | D+1.1 | -47.0 | 0.15 |
Candidates & money
- Incumbent
- Timothy R. Bonner (R) — running
- Receipts
- no matched PA DoS filings for both sides
Past results in this district
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | nan | Timothy R Bonner | uncontested |
| 2022 | nan | Timothy R Bonner | uncontested |
| 2020 | nan | Parke H. Wentling | uncontested |