2026 forecast · Pennsylvania 1st

Brian Fitzpatrick is favored to win Pennsylvania's 1st District.

Bob Harvie vs Brian Fitzpatrick. The model has Fitzpatrick ahead by 4.0 points, winning 74 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.

Lean RModel R +4.0Polls R +0.0Updated October 22, 2026
Bob Harvie
Democrat
48.0%
171,065 projected votes
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican
52.0%
185,428 projected votes
74%Fitzpatrick
26%Harvie
Fitzpatrick favoredEach square is one simulated election night, Fitzpatrick wins about 74 of 100
RatingLean R74% chance for Fitzpatrick
Model marginR +4.0Polls R +0.0
80 percent rangeD +4.3 to R +12.42,000 simulations
Projected votes356,493Fitzpatrick 52.0%

The district map

Every district in the state, shaded by its rating

Pennsylvania districts

17 districts
Safe DLikely DLean DToss upLean RLikely RSafe R

Vote share

Each candidate's projected share and the range of 80 percent of simulations

Bob HarvieDemocrat · 27% to win
48.0%
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · 74% to win
52.0%

Scale runs from 25 to 75 percent. The dot is the forecast, the band is the 80 percent range and the brighter tick marks 50 percent.

Projected district vote

356,493 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Brian Fitzpatrick R185,42852.0%
Bob Harvie D171,06548.0%
Total356,493100%

Each candidate's expected vote in the On Point simulation, at the forecast's projected turnout.

The trend

Each side's chance of winning over the forecast's recent updates

0%25%50%75%100%27% Harvie74% Fitzpatrick15 updates agoToday

Polling

Every poll in the average, and how the model reads it

The Pennsylvania governor polling average
20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%MayJunJulAugSepOct55.7Shapiro32.0Garrity
The line is the On Point average: a robust LOWESS fit through the polls, weighted by recency, sample, voter screen and pollster grade, refit three times so outliers count for lessDot size is each poll's weight todayHover or use the arrow keys to read any day
What moves the average today
The New York Times/The Philadelphia Inquirer/SienaAug 21 · 760 LV · Gold16%Shapiro +16.0
Quinnipiac UniversityOct 5 · 1,159 LV · C15%Shapiro +25.0
Susquehanna Polling & ResearchSep 30 · 700 LV · A-15%Shapiro +21.0
The New York Times/The Philadelphia Inquirer/SienaSep 21 · 615 LV · Gold14%Shapiro +20.0
Bravo Group/PennLiveOct 11 · 628 RV · NR14%Shapiro +30.1
Z to A Research for Rust Belt Rising (D)Oct 1 · 630 RV · NR12%Shapiro +19.0
Every other poll together: 13%

This is the same On Point polling average as the full average page. The forecast reads the polls through its own Election Day projection, shown as the On Point average in the table below, and blends it with partisan lean and fundamentals.

Polls of the race

Full average
PollsterSampleAgeMargin
On Point averageWeighted averageR +0.0

Each margin is the poll as the pollster published it. The forecast counts every poll after its house effect and the undecided split, which is what the trail above shows; hover a margin for the counted value. Lean R and Lean D mark partisan leaning firms.

Model margin
Fitzpatrick +4.0
Chance of winning
Bob Harvie27%
Brian Fitzpatrick74%
Simulated vote
Bob Harvie48.0%
Brian Fitzpatrick52.0%
How the model gets there
Partisan leanR +0.0
FundamentalsR +4.0
With pollsR +3.8
Early vote turnoutR +0.2
With early voteR +4.0

Read from 0 ballots cast so far in Pennsylvania, against the party mix the forecast expected of them, with similar states and primary turnout. Early vote tracker

How we got here

From the state's partisan lean to the forecast, one stage at a time

D +10R +10Partisan leanthe state's baselineEvenFundamentalsapproval, economy, candidatesR +4.0With pollsaverage R +0.0R +3.8With early voteturnout so farR +4.0
Methodology
Every county is rebuilt by simulating voters going to the polls, 2,000 times, from On Point Polling survey data, past results, and the polling average. How the model works.