Lee Wins PA 12th Congressional District Race

PENNSYLVANIA — Democratic U.S. Rep. Summer Lee won a second term in the House Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger James Hayes by a wide margin.

With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Lee had 205,651 votes to Hayes' 132,285 votes. All results are unofficial until verified by election boards in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties where the district is located.

The 12th Congressional District includes Pittsburgh, some of its eastern suburbs, the Mon Valley and a slice of Westmoreland County.

A staunch progressive, Lee was first elected to Congress two years ago to succeed longtime Rep. Mike Doyle, who retired. Hayes, a conservative businessman from Shadyside, is making his first bid for office.

Financially, Lee, 36, of Swissvale, had a huge edge over Hayes, having raised nearly $2.7 million in 2023-24 to his modest $86,000 during the same period. A much more known commodity than Haynes, Lee says she has helped to secure $1 billion in federal investments for Western Pennsylvania to improve infrastructure and transit and create thousands of union jobs.

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