PA-01, PA-07, PA-08, PA-10: Pennsylvania expected to be a key battleground for Congress in 2026
Pennsylvania is likely to play a crucial role in determining the balance of power in Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, with four U.S. House seats expected to be competitive — more than any other state.
“Each of these districts are within a couple of points,” said pollster Berwood Yost of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster. “There aren’t a lot of competitive districts across the United States, and so both parties want to retain those districts.”
Yost is the director of the Center for Opinion Research and the director of the Floyd Institute for Public Policy at the school
Tight margins in three races — two of which were Republican pick-ups in 2024 — make them targets for Democrats looking to regain control of the House. Another seat in the Philadelphia suburbs is a perennial goal for the Democratic Party, but voters have remained loyal to the GOP.
Though all 19 of the commonwealth’s congressional districts will be on the ballot next year, the four closely watched races and their incumbents are:
- First Congressional District, held by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
- 7th Congressional District, held by U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie
- 8th Congressional District, held by U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan
- 10th Congressional District, held by U.S. Rep. Scott Perry
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