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2026 forecast ยท Pennsylvania 10th

Janelle Stelson is favored to win Pennsylvania's 10th District.

Janelle Stelson vs Scott Perry. The model has Stelson ahead by 3.4 points, winning 74 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.

Lean DModel D +3.4Polls R +0.0Updated October 28, 2026
Janelle Stelson
Democrat
51.7%
184,596 projected votes
Scott Perry
Republican
48.3%
172,361 projected votes
74%Stelson
26%Perry
Stelson favoredEach square is one simulated election night, Stelson wins about 74 of 100
RatingLean D74% chance for Stelson
Model marginD +3.4Polls R +0.0
80 percent rangeD +10.5 to R +3.62,000 simulations
Projected votes356,957Stelson 51.7%

The district map

Every district in the state, shaded by its rating

Pennsylvania districts

17 districts
Safe DLikely DLean DToss upLean RLikely RSafe R

Vote share

Each candidate's projected share and the range of 80 percent of simulations

Janelle StelsonDemocrat ยท 74% to win
51.7%
Scott PerryRepublican ยท 27% to win
48.3%

Scale runs from 25 to 75 percent. The dot is the forecast, the band is the 80 percent range and the brighter tick marks 50 percent.

Projected district vote

356,957 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Janelle Stelson D184,59651.7%
Scott Perry R172,36148.3%
Total356,957100%

Each candidate's expected vote in the On Point simulation, at the forecast's projected turnout.

The trend

Each side's chance of winning over the forecast's recent updates

0%25%50%75%100%74% Stelson27% Perry18 updates agoToday

Polling

Every poll in the average, and how the model reads it

The Pennsylvania governor polling average
20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%MayJunJulAugSepOct55.6Shapiro32.1Garrity
The line is the On Point average: a robust LOWESS fit through the polls, weighted by recency, sample, voter screen and pollster grade, refit three times so outliers count for lessDot size is each poll's weight todayHollow dot: a lean firm's poll as published; the filled dot is where the average counts it, after its measured lean is taken offHover or use the arrow keys to read any day
What moves the average today
The New York Times/The Philadelphia Inquirer/SienaAug 21 ยท 760 LV ยท Gold16%Shapiro +16.0
Quinnipiac UniversityOct 5 ยท 1,159 LV ยท C16%Shapiro +25.0
Susquehanna Polling & ResearchSep 30 ยท 700 LV ยท A-15%Shapiro +21.0
The New York Times/The Philadelphia Inquirer/SienaSep 21 ยท 615 LV ยท Gold14%Shapiro +20.0
Bravo Group/PennLiveOct 11 ยท 628 RV ยท NR14%Shapiro +30.1
Z to A Research for Rust Belt Rising (D)Oct 1 ยท 630 RV ยท NR ยท D lean, counted Shapiro +18.6 in the average12%Shapiro +19.0
Every other poll together: 13%

This is the same On Point polling average as the full average page. The forecast reads the polls through its own Election Day projection, shown as the On Point average in the table below, and blends it with partisan lean and fundamentals.

Polls of the race

Full average
PollsterSampleAgeMargin
On Point averageWeighted averageR +0.0

Each margin is the poll as the pollster published it. The forecast counts every poll after its house effect and the undecided split, which is what the trail above shows; hover a margin for the counted value. Lean R and Lean D mark partisan leaning firms.

Model margin
Stelson +3.4
Chance of winning
Janelle Stelson74%
Scott Perry27%
Simulated vote
Janelle Stelson51.7%
Scott Perry48.3%
How the model gets there
Partisan leanD +5.0
FundamentalsD +6.0
With pollsD +3.4

How we got here

From the state's partisan lean to the forecast, one stage at a time

D +10R +10Partisan leanthe state's baselineD +5.0Fundamentalsapproval, economy, candidatesD +6.0With pollsaverage R +0.0D +3.4
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Methodology
Every county is rebuilt by simulating voters going to the polls, 2,000 times, from On Point Polling survey data, past results, and the polling average. How the model works.