Chris Rabb Wins Pennsylvania's 3rd District
Decision Desk HQ projected Democrat Chris Rabb to win the Philadelphia-based congressional seat held by Rep. Dwight Evans.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Elections
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Decision Desk HQ projected Chris Rabb to win Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District, which is labeled one of the bluest districts in the nation. Rabb faced no Republican candidate, and Dennis Mahoney was listed as an Independent on the ballot.
Why it matters
Rabb will succeed Rep. Dwight Evans, who has held the seat since 2019, in a district that covers northwest Philadelphia. The outcome gives Philadelphia voters a new representative with a background in state government.
Rabb was first elected to the Pennsylvania House in 2016 and has served five terms there. The extraction provides no vote totals or margin, so the size of the win is not yet documented.
The players
Chris Rabb
Rabb is a Democratic state representative from northwest Philadelphia who has served five terms in the Pennsylvania House since first being elected in 2016.
Dwight Evans
Evans is the Democratic U.S. Representative who has held Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District since 2019 and is succeeded by Rabb.
The details
Rabb is listed as a Democratic socialist candidate and represents a majority Black, mixed-income legislative district in northwest Philadelphia. He received endorsements from Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Summer Lee, Maxwell Frost, Jamie Raskin, and Ro Khanna, and from Sen. Chris Van Hollen.
Timeline
2016: Rabb first elected to the Pennsylvania House.
2019: Dwight Evans begins holding the seat.
November 4, 2026: Decision Desk HQ projects Rabb as the winner.
Political Context
Rabb's win extends the path from the Pennsylvania House to Congress that the extraction describes through his five terms in the state chamber. The extraction cites no opposition arguments or dissenting officials, so the counter-position is not documented.
Philadelphia voters in the 3rd District will be represented by Rabb rather than Evans once he takes office. The extraction does not specify a swearing-in date or policy changes.
The takeaway
A projected win in one of the nation's bluest districts signals how Philadelphia's Democratic base will shape its next representative. Voters tracking the race can follow how Rabb's state legislative record carries into Congress.
Further reading
Explore more Philadelphia election coverage for context on the city's congressional races.
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