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Pennsylvania District 6

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Chrissy Houlahan
Democratic · incumbent
>99 in 100
50–50chance of winning, out of 100
Marty Young
Republican
<1 in 100

Chrissy Houlahan wins in >99 of 100 simulations.

There are no qualifying public polls yet, so the forecast leans on fundamentals; partisan lean, the national environment and incumbency point to Chrissy Houlahan +24.4.

Where the result could land

Every simulated outcome, grouped in 2-point steps. Projected margin Houlahan +24.3; 80 in 100 fall between Houlahan +17.2 and Houlahan +31.7.

Young +30Young +20Young +10Houlahan +10Houlahan +20Houlahan +30Tie

The candidates

Chrissy HoulahanIncumbent
Democratic
No biography on file yet.
Marty Young
Republican
No biography on file yet.

Ballot list and short bios from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); websites from Wikidata.

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Polls

No public polls have tested Chrissy Houlahan against Marty Young yet.

No polls of this matchup yet, so there is no polling average. The forecast relies on fundamentals.

Chance of winning over time

How this race’s odds have moved as polls and the national environment changed.

No change over the past 3 months
020406080100Aug 1Sep 1Oct 1

Out of 100. Today: Houlahan 100, Young 0.

What’s driving the forecast

The model blends each estimate by how much to trust it right now. Polls get 0% of the weight, 15 days out.

Polling average (after adjustments)—no polls
Partisan lean (Cook PVI, 2026 lines) D+6.0roughly 12 points of margin vs. the nation
National environment D+9.6generic ballot + presidential approval
Incumbent’s track record Young +0.9In 2024 they ran 1.8 pts more Republican than the state’s lean predicted; half carries over (max 10)
IncumbencyHoulahan +3.6incumbent’s side
Fundamentals estimateHoulahan +24.4±6 typical error
Expert ratings (average)—used only in the “+ Expert ratings” version
ForecastHoulahan +24.4±5.7 standard deviation, including 2.3 for movement before Election Day

All three versions

  • Polls only: Chrissy Houlahan >99 in 100 (Solid D)
  • Polls + fundamentals: Chrissy Houlahan >99 in 100 (Solid D)
  • Polls + fundamentals + experts: Chrissy Houlahan >99 in 100 (Solid D)

Rules and notes

  • Incumbent renominated

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