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Pennsylvania House District 97
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Steven Mentzer leads Jessica Lee Branas by 11.3 points with 100% of the expected vote counted. The race has not been called.
Steven MentzerRepublican · leading · incumbent
55.7%16,871
Jessica Lee BranasDemocrat
44.3%13,435
100% of the expected vote counted · 30,306 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 5, 2026, 3:57 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jessica Lee BranasSteven Mentzer
$33.3K
Raised by the campaign
$66.2K
$19.7K
Spent by the campaign
$93.1K
$13.6K
Cash on hand
$26.7K
Campaign money: Pennsylvania Department of State, through Oct 19, 2026.
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State campaign filingsUpdated Oct 19, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Jessica Lee Branas
- 9%
- Steven Mentzer
- 91%
- Projected margin
- R+10.0