PA Legislature 2026

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House District 27

Pittsburgh metro · currently held by D (Daniel J. Deasy) · uncontested

Forecast

100%
chance Daniel J Deasy (D) wins
Democrat
Daniel J Deasy
Republican
— (no candidate)
Rating
Safe D
Expected margin
D+33.7 (90% range D+21.0 to D+46.5)
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+24.3
= Fundamentals before candidatesD+30.9
+ Incumbency advantage+2.8
= Fundamentals marginD+33.7
No public district polls
No external ratings for this seat
Final expected marginD+33.7

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+21.0R+1.8+22.70.45
2022 GovernorD+43.0D+15.0+27.90.2
2022 U.S. SenateD+31.7D+5.0+26.70.2
2020 PresidentD+22.0D+1.1+20.80.15

Candidates & money

Incumbent
Daniel J. Deasy (D) — running
Receipts
no matched PA DoS filings for both sides

Past results in this district

YearDemocratRepublicanMargin
2024Daniel J Deasynanuncontested
2022Daniel J DeasyEdward G BroskyD+38.0
2020Daniel Deasynanuncontested