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House District 185

Philadelphia · currently held by D (Regina G. Young) · uncontested

Forecast

99%
chance Regina G Young (D) wins
Democrat
Regina G Young
Republican
— (no candidate)
Rating
Safe D
Expected margin
D+46.2 (90% range D+33.5 to D+58.9)
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+36.8
= Fundamentals before candidatesD+43.4
+ Incumbency advantage+2.8
= Fundamentals marginD+46.2
No public district polls
No external ratings for this seat
Final expected marginD+46.2

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)

RaceDistrictStatewideLeanWeight
2024 PresidentD+34.8R+1.8+36.50.45
2022 GovernorD+49.3D+15.0+34.30.2
2022 U.S. SenateD+42.7D+5.0+37.70.2
2020 PresidentD+40.8D+1.1+39.70.15

Candidates & money

Incumbent
Regina G. Young (D) — running
Receipts
no matched PA DoS filings for both sides

Past results in this district

YearDemocratRepublicanMargin
2024Regina G Youngnanuncontested
2022Regina G Youngnanuncontested
2020Regina Genell Youngnanuncontested