AkashicPA-08 — U.S. House
We expect Democrats to win58%The call
We expect Democrats to win.
What the market is pricing
via PolymarketRaw Democratic YES price 58%; raw Republican YES price 43%.
No model-versus-market gap is calculated until both systems represent every independent and Other outcome.
Raw YES prices from live Polymarket markets; D and R are not renormalized · as of Aug 1, 2026 · a market price is trader sentiment, not Akashic’s forecast. See the market on Polymarket → · How implied probability works →
| Candidate | Raised |
|---|---|
| Rob BresnahanRIncumbentNominee | |
| Paige CognettiDNominee |
Receipts, cash on hand, and outside (independent-expenditure) spending from the Federal Election Commission. Bars are scaled within this race. Scranton-area swing district. Incumbent Republican Rob Bresnahan (Jr.) faces Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti (D), who won the May 19 Democratic primary. The field and its fundraising will keep updating as primaries settle and new FEC reports land.
The rating is grounded in this seat’s record on Akashic — its partisan lean, same-office history, and demographics. Read the full profile on the PA-08 place page.
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RepublicanR | R+2 |
| 2022 | DemocraticD | D+2 |
| 2020 | DemocraticD | D+4 |
| 2018 | DemocraticD | D+9 |
| 2016 | RepublicanR | R+9 |
| 2014 | RepublicanR |
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