PA Legislature 2026

Tipping-point seats

In each simulation we sort the seats from most to least Democratic and find the one that delivers the majority. The share of simulations in which a seat plays that role is its tipping-point probability.

State House

Majority: 102 of 203.

SeatCandidatesTipping ptP(Dem)Margin
House District 160Elizabeth Rhein Moro v. Wendell Craig Williams5.6%92%D+10.8
House District 137Jeffrey M Warren v. Joseph T Emrick5.5%84%D+7.7
House District 144Brian Munroe v. Michael J Murphy5.4%97%D+13.5
House District 88Sara M Agerton v. Jeffrey H Clark5.2%83%D+7.3
House District 121Jessica Mcclay v. Michael D Harostock III5.2%94%D+12.4
House District 18Bryan F Allen Jr v. Kathleen C Tomlinson4.8%78%D+5.5
House District 44Hadley B Haas v. Valerie S Gaydos4.3%73%D+4.8
House District 142Kristin Egan v. Joseph F Hogan IV3.9%72%D+4.0
House District 172Sean Michael Dougherty v. —3.8%100%D+15.9
House District 16Robert F Matzie v. John C Costanza3.6%98%D+16.3
House District 187Rachel Marie Guynn-cuevas v. Gary W Day3.1%64%D+2.5
House District 112Kyle James Mullins v. Joseph J Sabia Jr3.0%99%D+17.2
House District 41Bradford T Chambers v. Brett R Miller2.8%62%D+2.1
House District 143Timothy J Hayes v. Shelby E Labs2.7%62%D+2.1
House District 72Frank Burns v. Philip D Rice2.7%59%D+1.7
House District 118James L Haddock v. John F Lombardo2.6%99%D+18.1
House District 131Meriam H Sabih v. V Milou Mackenzie2.4%57%D+1.1
House District 174Ed Neilson v. —2.3%100%D+18.8
House District 114Bridget Malloy Kosierowski v. Logan Robert Lombardo2.0%99%D+19.5
House District 45Brittany Marie Bloam v. James M Julius1.8%99%D+20.1
House District 113Kyle T Donahue v. Lucas O'brien1.7%100%D+20.2
House District 173Patrick Gallagher v. William J Griffin Jr1.7%100%D+20.5
House District 82Paul R Takac Jr v. Kirsten Lee Mcternan1.7%100%D+20.3
House District 140James George Prokopiak v. Michael J Gettis1.6%99%D+20.5
House District 13Madelyn G Alvarino v. John Adda Lawrence1.6%47%R+0.6

State Senate

Majority: 26 of 50 (10 D / 15 R not up; Democrats need 16 of 25 seats up, Republicans need 11).

SeatCandidatesTipping ptP(Dem)Margin
Senate District 36James Andrew Malone v. Thomas Matthew Jones20.6%36%R+2.3
Senate District 40Brian A Wrightson v. Rosemary Maula Brown19.5%40%R+1.7
Senate District 16Mark E Pinsley v. Jarrett Charles Coleman15.6%61%D+1.7
Senate District 46Jodi Marie Borello (Independent) v. Camera Bartolotta14.7%21%R+5.4
Senate District 6Eileen T Hartnett Albillar v. Frank Farry14.1%65%D+2.4
Senate District 24Christopher David Thomas v. Tracy E Pennycuick13.8%63%D+2.3
Senate District 14Nicholas Miller v. Omy Juriel Maldonado0.9%97%D+14.1
Senate District 34Nathan Wood v. William Gregory Rothman0.3%0%R+20.5
Senate District 38Lindsey M Williams v. Thomas West0.2%99%D+19.4
Senate District 44Katie J Muth v. Melissa C Dicranian0.1%99%D+19.2
Senate District 20Jaclyn Estelle Baker v. Elisabeth J Baker0.0%0%R+25.2
Senate District 10Steven J Santarsiero v. Gregory J Bankos Jr0.0%100%D+22.5
Senate District 22Martin B Flynn v. Sharon Soltis0.0%100%D+23.5
Senate District 50Sue Ann Mulvey v. Michele Brooks0.0%0%R+27.9
Senate District 28Thomas S Johnson v. Kristin Lee Phillips-hill0.0%0%R+27.5
Senate District 18Lisa M Boscola v. Scott Janney0.0%100%D+23.1
Senate District 48Wayne R Moyer Jr v. Christopher Gebhard0.0%0%R+31.0
Senate District 26Timothy Patrick Kearney v. Gail R Scott0.0%100%D+26.7
Senate District 2Christine M Tartaglione v. —0.0%99%D+53.9
Senate District 4Arthur Haywood v. Todd Johnson0.0%100%D+56.7
Senate District 8Anthony Hardy Williams v. —0.0%99%D+77.5
Senate District 12Maria Collett v. Robert F Costello III0.0%100%D+28.5
Senate District 30Sean C Steeg v. Judith F Ward0.0%0%R+40.0
Senate District 32Jacob H Cecil v. Patrick J Stefano0.0%0%R+39.0
Senate District 42Wayne D Fontana v. —0.0%99%D+45.6

Seats ordered by expected margin

The "median seat" view: where the majority line falls in the ordered list of seats.