CalledUnofficial results
Pennsylvania Senate District 48
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Chris Gebhard won re-election by 24.2 points over Democratic.
Staggered Senate
Chris GebhardRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.1%61,114
DemocraticDemocrat
37.9%37,323
100% of the expected vote counted · 98,437 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 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.
No DemocratChris Gebhard
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Raised by the campaign
$1M
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Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
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Cash on hand
$100.4K
Campaign money: Pennsylvania Department of State, through Jun 8, 2026.
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State campaign filingsUpdated Jun 8, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
No Democrat was on the ballot, so the model gave the seat to Chris Gebhard without simulating it.
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