House District 35
Pittsburgh metro · currently held by D (Dan Goughnour)
Forecast
100%
chance Daniel Goughnour (D) wins
- Democrat
- Daniel Goughnour
- Republican
- James N Edwards
- Rating
- Safe D
- Expected margin
- D+27.8 (90% range D+15.0 to D+40.5)
- Chance of flipping
- 0.0%
- Tipping-point chance
- 0.2% (chance this seat decides control)
How the forecast was built
| Statewide generic legislative margin (environment) | D+6.6 |
| + District partisan lean | +19.7 |
| = Fundamentals before candidates | D+26.3 |
| + Incumbency advantage | +2.8 |
| = Fundamentals margin | D+29.1 |
| No public district polls | |
| External ratings prior (weight 25%) | -1.3 |
| Final expected margin | D+27.8 |
District-level error SD 6.6 pts; total with statewide and regional error ≈ 7.8 pts.
Inputs
Partisan lean (current lines)
| Race | District | Statewide | Lean | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 President | D+16.0 | R+1.8 | +17.7 | 0.45 |
| 2022 Governor | D+38.1 | D+15.0 | +23.0 | 0.2 |
| 2022 U.S. Senate | D+29.1 | D+5.0 | +24.1 | 0.2 |
| 2020 President | D+16.3 | D+1.1 | +15.2 | 0.15 |
Candidates & money
- Incumbent
- Dan Goughnour (D) — running
- Receipts
- no matched PA DoS filings for both sides
Past results in this district
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Matthew R. Gergely | nan | uncontested |
| 2022 | Austin Davis | Donald R Nevills | D+32.2 |
| 2020 | Austin A Davis | nan | uncontested |
External ratings
| Source | Rating | Implied P(Dem) | Weight | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| state_navigate | Safe D (solid d) | 100% | 0.25 | 2026-10-15 |
Ratings are blended as a prior, not copied: they moved this seat's expected margin by -1.3 points.