- Will the Democratic Party win the PA-07 House seat?87¢87%
- Will the Republican Party win the PA-07 House seat?12¢12%
Democrat Bob Brooks holds an 87% implied probability in this Pennsylvania swing district because forecasters including the Cook Political Report shifted the race to Lean Democratic in mid-to-late October amid consistent polling leads and a national environment favoring the opposition party. Brooks, the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association president endorsed by Governor Josh Shapiro, leads incumbent Ryan Mackenzie by margins such as 45-40% in the September Franklin & Marshall poll, driven by voter concerns over the economy and inflation linked to federal policies. Mackenzie’s recent television ads alleging business compliance issues prompted Brooks to withdraw from the only scheduled debate, further highlighting the race’s negative tone without altering the underlying polling or rating trajectory ahead of the November 3 election.
Rules
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the PA-07 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026. A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).