2026 Pennsylvania · U.S. House

PA-08 House race odds

As of Oct 3, 2026, prediction markets give Democrat Paige Cognetti a 68% chance of winning the 2026 race for PA-08 over Republican Rob Bresnahan (Kalshi 68%, Polymarket 68%).

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Paige Cognetti (D)68%
Rob Bresnahan (R) 32%
Market rating
Lean D
Kalshi (D / R)
68.2% / 31.8%
Polymarket (D / R)
67.9% / 32.1%
Gap between exchanges
0.3 pts
Election Day
Nov 3, 2026 (32 days)

Share prices

Each contract pays $1 if that outcome happens. The price is what traders are paying now, so 60¢ means roughly a 60% chance. Bid is the best offer to buy, ask the best offer to sell.

ContractPriceBidAskLast24h
Paige Cognetti69¢68¢69¢69¢0¢
Rob Bresnahan32¢31¢33¢33¢0¢
Volume $135KAs of Oct 3, 2026, 2:14 AM EDT
ContractPriceBidAskLast24h
Paige Cognetti67¢66¢67¢67¢—
Rob Bresnahan32¢31¢32¢32¢—
Volume $18KAs of Oct 3, 2026, 2:14 AM EDT

Price history

Democratic odds rose 8.4 points over the past 3 months, from 60% to 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%Jul 5Aug 19Oct 3
KalshiPolymarketDemocratic odds, Jul 5 – Oct 3

Every candidate, by exchange

Each exchange's prices rescaled to add up to 100%. Kalshi prices are the bid–ask midpoint; Polymarket prices are its displayed price.

Kalshi open market ↗

OutcomeChanceVolume
Paige Cognetti (D)68.2%$39K
Rob Bresnahan (R)31.8%$97K

Polymarket open market ↗

OutcomeChanceVolume
Paige Cognetti (D)67.9%$7K
Rob Bresnahan (R)32.1%$11K

Questions about this race

Who is favored to win the 2026 PA-08 House race?

As of Oct 3, 2026, prediction markets give Democrat Paige Cognetti a 68% chance of winning the 2026 race for PA-08 over Republican Rob Bresnahan (Kalshi 68%, Polymarket 68%).

What do Kalshi and Polymarket say?

Kalshi: Democrats 68%, Republicans 32%. Polymarket: Democrats 68%, Republicans 32%. The two exchanges differ by 0.3 points.

How have the odds moved this week?

Democratic odds have risen 1.0 points since Sep 26, 2026.

When is the 2026 election?

Election Day is Nov 3, 2026, 32 days from now.

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Data

Cite as: Parlay the People, “2026 PA-08 House race,” https://parlaythepeople.com/2026/house/pa-8/, accessed Oct 3, 2026. Prediction-market prices are crowd forecasts, not certainties, and nothing here is betting or investment advice.