House District 53
Collar counties · currently held by D (Steven R. Malagari)
Forecast
100%
chance Steven R Malagari (D) wins
- Democrat
- Steven R Malagari
- Republican
- Konstantinos J Lambros
- Rating
- Safe D
- Expected margin
- D+29.2 (90% range D+16.6 to D+41.8)
- Chance of flipping
- 0.0%
- Tipping-point chance
- 0.1% (chance this seat decides control)
How the forecast was built
| Statewide generic legislative margin (environment) | D+6.6 |
| + District partisan lean | +17.3 |
| = Fundamentals before candidates | D+23.9 |
| + Incumbency advantage | +2.8 |
| + Incumbent's past over-performance (shrunk) | +4.3 |
| = Fundamentals margin | D+31.0 |
| No public district polls | |
| External ratings prior (weight 25%) | -1.8 |
| Final expected margin | D+29.2 |
District-level error SD 6.5 pts; total with statewide and regional error ≈ 7.7 pts.
Inputs
Partisan lean (current lines)
| Race | District | Statewide | Lean | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 President | D+11.0 | R+1.8 | +12.7 | 0.45 |
| 2022 Governor | D+28.3 | D+15.0 | +13.3 | 0.2 |
| 2022 U.S. Senate | D+19.7 | D+5.0 | +14.7 | 0.2 |
| 2020 President | D+16.2 | D+1.1 | +15.1 | 0.15 |
Last legislative result (2024): D+20.4 vs a statewide legislative environment of R+8.2 → lean +25.8, blended at 30%.
Candidates & money
- Incumbent
- Steven R. Malagari (D) — running
- Receipts
- no matched PA DoS filings for both sides
Past results in this district
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Steven R Malagari | Cheryl Bonavita-Cressman | D+20.4 |
| 2022 | Steven Richard Malagari | Jennifer Neha Sodha | D+22.2 |
| 2020 | Steven R Malagari | Allan Miles Arnott | D+8.9 |
External ratings
| Source | Rating | Implied P(Dem) | Weight | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| state_navigate | Safe D (uncontested d) | 100% | 0.25 | 2026-10-15 |
Ratings are blended as a prior, not copied: they moved this seat's expected margin by -1.8 points.