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Pennsylvania District 7 · U.S. House · 2026

Seat U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7

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U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7 · Incumbent running
DEMNominee
Bob Brooks
73%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
REPNominee
Ryan Mackenzie incumbent
27%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
IncumbentRyan Mackenzie

Hume Outlook

hume-2026.10-r1 · Forecast as of Oct 28, 2026
73% Bob Brooks · DemocratChance to win, between the two named candidates
DEM Bob Brooks 73%
REP Ryan Mackenzie 27%
  • Hume model estimate · built on polls, fundamentals, and markets
Latest poll Mackenzie 43.0% · Brooks 49.0% Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion · 2026-10-15
Seat lean (Hume PVI) R+2 as of cycle 2020
Prior result, this seat REP 50.5% 2024 general · margin 1.0%

Side by side

2 candidates · 5 measures
FEC summary through 2026-10-14
MeasureDEMBrooksREPMackenzie
Total receiptsUSD, cycle to date, all authorized committees
Bob Brooks$5,347,353.38
Ryan Mackenzie$5,296,663.91
Total disbursementsUSD, cycle to date
Bob Brooks$4,605,774.87
Ryan Mackenzie$4,329,911.24
Cash on handUSD, close of the covered period
Bob Brooks$741,578.51
Ryan Mackenzie$1,069,992.58
Latest pollpercent, as stored
Bob Brooks49.0%Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion · 2026-10-15
Ryan Mackenzie43.0%Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion · 2026-10-15
Seat lean (Hume PVI)identical for every candidate
Bob BrooksR+2seat-level
Ryan MackenzieR+2seat-level
Money is each candidate's FEC summary: every committee the candidate has authorized, combined, as filed through the coverage date shown.

Polling

3 listed · newest first
Newest field end 2026-10-15
Pollster / sponsorField datesSampleBrooksMackenzieOthers
Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion2026-10-06 to 2026-10-15LV · n=52949.0%43.0%none
Franklin & Marshall College2026-09-09 to 2026-09-20RV · n=35745.0%40.0%none
GBAO Strategies2026-06-29 to 2026-07-02LV · n=55047.0%43.0%none
Polling data CC BY 4.0 (FiveThirtyEight / VoteHub).

    Seat lean · Hume PVI

    as of cycle 2020
    R+2
    Lean (D minus R, points)
    -2.205

    Hume PVI is Hidden Levers' own two-party presidential-lean index for the district, computed on the district's current lines, not the Cook PVI.

    Prior result, this seat

    election returns

    2024 general

    CandidatePartyVotes% of total
    Ryan MackenzieREP203,68850.50%
    Susan WildDEM199,62649.50%

    Total votes 403,314 · winning margin 1.01% of total (margin computed here from the cited vote counts)

    Sources: FEC filings (through Oct 14, 2026) · Polls: FiveThirtyEight / VoteHub (CC BY 4.0) · Prior result: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (CC0) · Hume PVI and Hume Outlook: Hidden Levers estimates.

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