

Pennsylvania 72026 HOUSE POLLS

2026 Pennsylvania 7th District House Forecast:
The Pollsmax 2026 Pennsylvania 7th District House forecast currently gives Democrat Bob Brooks a 67.4% chance of defeating Republican Ryan Mackenzie. Pollsmax projects Brooks to receive 51.5% of the vote compared with 48.5% for Mackenzie, a projected Democratic margin of 3 percentage points. The model currently rates the race as Lean Democratic. The forecast is updated using 100,000 simulations incorporating polling and race fundamentals. See the Pollsmax forecast methodology.
The 2026 Pennsylvania 7th District House election features Democrat Bob Brooks and Republican Ryan Mackenzie. Incumbent Representative Ryan Mackenzie is seeking reelection to a second term. In 2024, Donald Trump won Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district by 0.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as lean Democratic in 2026. The race will test whether Democrats can flip a competitive Pennsylvania seat or whether Republicans can hold one of their key House battlegrounds. Pennsylvania's 7th District will be important in determining control of the House for the second half of President Trump's term.
- Year
- 2026
- Race
- House
- District
- PA-7
- Democratic candidate
- Bob Brooks
- Republican candidate
- Ryan Mackenzie
- Incumbent / open seat
- Ryan Mackenzie
- Forecast rating
- Lean D
- Projected vote
- 51.5% D / 48.5% R
- Projected margin
- D +3.0
- Forecast odds
- 67.4% D / 32.6% R
- Forecast last updated
- 12:00 AM on November 3, 2026
- Polling average
- 47.8% D / 43.0% R
- Polling average margin
- D +4.8
- Polling last updated
- 12:00 AM on October 22, 2026
- Polls included
- 4
- Latest poll
- New York Times / The Philadelphia Inquirer / Siena College — October 22, 2026