House District 61
Collar counties · currently held by D (Liz Hanbidge)
Forecast
100%
chance Laura Elizabeth Frances Hanbidge (D) wins
- Democrat
- Laura Elizabeth Frances Hanbidge
- Republican
- Angela C Illingworth
- Rating
- Safe D
- Expected margin
- D+32.3 (90% range D+19.7 to D+44.9)
- 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 | +24.2 |
| = Fundamentals before candidates | D+30.8 |
| + Incumbency advantage | +2.8 |
| + Incumbent's past over-performance (shrunk) | +1.5 |
| = Fundamentals margin | D+35.1 |
| No public district polls | |
| External ratings prior (weight 25%) | -2.8 |
| Final expected margin | D+32.3 |
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+22.4 | R+1.8 | +24.1 | 0.45 |
| 2022 Governor | D+38.9 | D+15.0 | +23.9 | 0.2 |
| 2022 U.S. Senate | D+24.9 | D+5.0 | +19.9 | 0.2 |
| 2020 President | D+23.3 | D+1.1 | +22.2 | 0.15 |
Last legislative result (2024): D+21.8 vs a statewide legislative environment of R+8.2 → lean +27.2, blended at 30%.
Candidates & money
- Incumbent
- Liz Hanbidge (D) — running
- Receipts
- no matched PA DoS filings for both sides
Past results in this district
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Laura Elizabeth Frances Hanbidge | Michelle L Rupp | D+21.8 |
| 2022 | Laura Elizabeth Hanbidge | Jessie A Bradica | D+24.2 |
| 2020 | Laura Elizabeth Frances Hanbidge | Florence L. Friebel | D+19.7 |
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 -2.8 points.