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2026 candidates we're tracking in PA-12
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Summer Lee
Democratic
Incumbent
Summer Lee is the sitting U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 12th District, first elected in 2022 and re-elected in 2024. She won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary with 81 percent over William Parker, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
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James Hayes
Republican
James Hayes is an economist and the son of a steelworker, with a career that includes work at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond; he has lived in the Pittsburgh area since 2005, per his campaign site. The 2024 Republican nominee in this district, he won the …
About this race
Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Pennsylvania primary is Tuesday, May 19, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.