Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedOct 10, 2026, 11:27 AM EDT
To election day24 days
Simulations200,000

Pennsylvania 10th District

Currently held by a Republican · incumbent running

Democrat
Janelle Stelson
57%
Republican
Scott Perry
43%
ForecastTilt D
Projected margin
D+1.2
80% range
R+7.3 to D+9.6
Partisan lean
R+4.7
Tipping-point chance
1.63%
Uncertainty multiplier
1.08×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 35%Fundamentals 65%
Polling average
D+3.0
Fundamentals
D+0.5
Blended
D+1.4
Similar-race shift
−0.6
Poll–fundamentals gap
2.5 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
4
Distinct pollsters
3
Most recent
September 20, 2026
Democrat
47.0%
Republican
44.0%
Undecided / other
9.0%
Spread between polls
0.0 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+4.7
Elasticity
0.88
Incumbency
−3.4
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
+1.6
National environment
D+7.1
Expected margin
D+1.2
The polls behind this number4 most recent of 4 in the window
PollsterDatesSampleDRMargin
Franklin & Marshall CollegeSeptember 20, 2026390 RV4744D+3
Normington Petts & AssociatesDEMApril 23, 2026400 RV5145D+6
Public Policy PollingDEMNovember 19, 2025549 RV4844D+4
Public Policy PollingDEMJuly 11, 2025559 A4643D+3

Each poll is weighted by recency, the square root of its sample size and its pollster rating, then adjusted for that firm’s house effect, its sampled population and any partisan sponsorship — so the average above is not the mean of this column.

How it voted for presidenttwo-party
2024 margin
R+5.3
2020 margin
R+4.2
Shift 2020 → 2024
R+1.1
Votes cast, 2024
411,822

Presidential results reaggregated onto the 2026 district lines. This is where the seat’s partisan lean comes from, and it carries most of the forecast in a race nobody has polled.

Who lives hereCensus ACS
Population
600,698
Median age
50.0
Median household income
$76,700
Bachelor’s degree or higher
33%
White
75%
Black
11%
Hispanic
8%
Asian
5%

Used to find demographically similar districts, so a race with no polling can borrow the polling error of races that look like it.

Campaign fundraisingFEC filings to Invalid Date
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Janelle StelsonDEM$8.7M$2.5M
Scott PerryREP$5.2M$2.8M

Receipts across the cycle, from FEC bulk filings. The model uses the ratio between the two sides rather than either total, and weights it lightly — money follows a competitive race at least as much as it causes one.

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