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House District 198

Philadelphia · currently held by D (Darisha K. Parker) · uncontested

Forecast

99%
chance Darisha K Parker (D) wins
Democrat
Darisha K Parker
Republican
— (no candidate)
Rating
Safe D
Expected margin
D+95.2 (90% range D+82.5 to D+107.9)
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+85.7
= Fundamentals before candidatesD+92.4
+ Incumbency advantage+2.8
= Fundamentals marginD+95.2
No public district polls
No external ratings for this seat
Final expected marginD+95.2

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+85.7R+1.8+87.50.45
2022 GovernorD+93.1D+15.0+78.10.2
2022 U.S. SenateD+91.7D+5.0+86.70.2
2020 PresidentD+90.6D+1.1+89.50.15

Candidates & money

Incumbent
Darisha K. Parker (D) — running
Receipts
no matched PA DoS filings for both sides

Past results in this district

YearDemocratRepublicanMargin
2024Darisha K. Parkernanuncontested
2022Darisha K Parkernanuncontested
2020Darisha K Parkernanuncontested