Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Deminpenn

(17,299 posts)
1. Shapiro is a popular governor because he makes gov't work
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 06:30 AM
Jan 3

for Pennsylvanians. Garrity still has to navigate an R primary where one of her opponents could be Mastriano who has indicated he wants to run again.

McKenzie and Bresnahan won close elections and benefitted from Trump being on the ballot. I expect both CD7 and CD10 to flip back. It's noteworthy that these were two of the 4 Rs who signed on to the Dem discharge petition to extend the ACA subsidies. The 3rd was Brian Fitzpatrick of CD1, who hasn't really had to sweat his re-elections despite CD1 being consistently targeted by Dems. Signing on to the peitition shows Fitzpatrick is seriously worried about his own re-election this year.

The current maps for state house reps are pretty fairly drawn. I'm not really sure there any true pick up opportunities for either party. If there are competitive HDs, my guess is that they'd be in Lancaster, Dauphin, Centre or possibly York county.

Rs used to have a supermajority in the state senate, 34-16. IIRC, the blue wave of 2018 produced a pick up of 6 seats for Dems. A special election last year resulted in a surprise pick up, reducing the R advantage to 27-23. I believe only half of the state senate seats are up for re-election in 2026. I'd be truly shocked of Ds flipped the state senate.

Recommendations

2 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Latest Discussions»Region Forums»Pennsylvania»Key Pennsylvania races to...»Reply #1