Riding profile

PA-1

US House district — PA · Mixed · us pa

The question

PA-1: who wins this toss-up?

Current forecast

Republican

Toss-up

Probability
98%
Mean margin (pts)
2.6
P(close race)
97%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Republican 51.3%

    Brian Fitzpatrick incumbent

  • Democrat 48.7%

    Robert J Harvie

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. FL-22Democrat68 %1.1 pt margin
  2. AZ-2Republican57 %1.1 pt margin
  3. OH-10Democrat60 %1.1 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

Republican Democrat
HerePA-1 51.3%48.7%
National averageUnited States 44.9% +6.4 54.3% −5.6

Nationwide averages computed across the 435 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Projection track

How the projection has moved

District polls

Polls in this district

4 polls

Pollster Field dates Sample Pop. Topline Source
Gqr House Majority PAC 19–Aug 23 400 LV
Republican 49 Democrat 48
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Global Strategy Group 5–Aug 9 500 LV
Republican 47 Democrat 43
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Global Strategy Group 19–Mar 22 400 LV
Republican 48 Democrat 42
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Public Policy Polling 10–Oct 11 585 LV
Democrat 41 Republican 41
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District-level polls, topline only. Vote-Scope reports each published poll as the pollster released it; figures are not the Vote-Scope projection.

Editorial read

PA-1, a mixed riding in PA, elected a member with the Republicans in the previous cycle, with a 13-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Republicans ahead at 51% vote share, against 49% for the Democrats, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

FITZPATRICK, BRIAN

Sits with Republican

Primary race

Primary results

Held May 19, 2026 · Certified official result

Democratic primary

Winner

BOB HARVIE 65.1%

52,094 votes

Republican primary

Winner

BRIAN FITZPATRICK 100.0%

44,365 votes

Official source →

Who's running

The candidates

Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Republican Incumbent

    Fitzpatrick, Brian

  • Democrat Challenger

    Harvie, Robert J

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Republican
Margin
12.8 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-10.2 pts
Last model run
Cycle
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