PA Legislature 2026

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House District 43

Central PA · currently held by R (Keith J. Greiner)

Forecast

100%
chance Keith James Greiner (R) wins
Democrat
Bryan K Peirson
Republican
Keith James Greiner
Rating
Safe R
Expected margin
R+28.1 (90% range R+40.8 to R+15.3)
Chance of flipping
0.0%
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-34.0
= Fundamentals before candidatesR+27.4
+ Incumbency advantage-2.8
= Fundamentals marginR+30.2
No public district polls
External ratings prior (weight 25%)+2.1
Final expected marginR+28.1

District-level error SD 6.6 pts; total with statewide and regional error ≈ 7.8 pts.

Inputs

Partisan lean (current lines)

RaceDistrictStatewideLeanWeight
2024 PresidentR+33.4R+1.8-31.70.45
2022 GovernorR+20.2D+15.0-35.30.2
2022 U.S. SenateR+31.6D+5.0-36.60.2
2020 PresidentR+34.9D+1.1-36.00.15

Candidates & money

Incumbent
Keith J. Greiner (R) — running
Receipts
no matched PA DoS filings for both sides

Past results in this district

YearDemocratRepublicanMargin
2024nanKeith James Greineruncontested
2022nanKeith James Greineruncontested
2020nanKeith James Greineruncontested

External ratings

SourceRatingImplied P(Dem)WeightAs of
state_navigateSafe R (solid r)0%0.252026-10-15

Ratings are blended as a prior, not copied: they moved this seat's expected margin by +2.1 points.