House District 41
Central PA · currently held by R (Brett R. Miller)
Forecast
62%
chance Bradford T Chambers (D) wins
- Democrat
- Bradford T Chambers
- Republican
- Brett R Miller
- Rating
- Tilt D
- Expected margin
- D+2.1 (90% range R+9.3 to D+13.5)
- Chance of flipping
- 61.9%
- Tipping-point chance
- 2.8% (chance this seat decides control)
How the forecast was built
| Statewide generic legislative margin (environment) | D+6.6 |
| + District partisan lean | -2.9 |
| = Fundamentals before candidates | D+3.8 |
| + Incumbency advantage | -2.8 |
| + Incumbent's past over-performance (shrunk) | +1.3 |
| + Target-list signal (pull toward even) | -0.8 |
| = Fundamentals margin | D+1.5 |
| District polls (2, average D+2.7, weight 37%) | +0.4 |
| External ratings prior (weight 25%) | +0.1 |
| Final expected margin | D+2.0 |
District-level error SD 5.7 pts; total with statewide and regional error ≈ 7.0 pts.
Inputs
Partisan lean (current lines)
| Race | District | Statewide | Lean | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 President | R+5.0 | R+1.8 | -3.2 | 0.45 |
| 2022 Governor | D+13.5 | D+15.0 | -1.6 | 0.2 |
| 2022 U.S. Senate | R+1.6 | D+5.0 | -6.6 | 0.2 |
| 2020 President | R+4.7 | D+1.1 | -5.8 | 0.15 |
Last legislative result (2024): R+11.3 vs a statewide legislative environment of R+8.2 → lean -0.3, blended at 30%.
Candidates & money
- Incumbent
- Brett R. Miller (R) — running
- Receipts
- no matched PA DoS filings for both sides
- Target lists
- DLCC
Past results in this district
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bradford Terrell Chambers | Brett R Miller | R+11.3 |
| 2022 | nan | Brett R Miller | R+100.0 |
| 2020 | Michele Wherley | Brett R Miller | R+15.7 |
District polls
| Pollster | Sponsor | End | n | Margin | Adjusted | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Navigate | none (State Navigate polling fund) | 2026-10-13 | 450 | D+3.0 | D+3.0 | 83% |
| State Navigate | none (State Navigate polling fund) | 2026-09-13 | 400 | D+1.0 | D+1.0 | 17% |
External ratings
| Source | Rating | Implied P(Dem) | Weight | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| state_navigate | Tilt R (tilt r) | 62% | 0.25 | 2026-10-15 |
Ratings are blended as a prior, not copied: they moved this seat's expected margin by +0.1 points.