Winner
SUMMER LEE 81.2%
Riding profile
PA-12
The question
PA-12: a safe seat for the Democrats?
Current forecast
Democrat
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 24.3
- P(close race)
- 0%
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In context
How this riding stacks up
| Democrat | Republican | |
|---|---|---|
| HerePA-12 | 62.2% | 37.8% |
| National averageUnited States | 54.3% +7.8 | 44.9% −7.1 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 435 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Editorial read
PA-12, a mixed riding in PA, elected a member with the Democrats in the previous cycle, with a 13-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Democrats ahead at 62% vote share, against 38% for the Republicans, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
LEE, SUMMER
Sits with Democrat
Primary race
Primary results
Held May 19, 2026 · Certified official result
Winner
JAMES HAYES 100.0%
Who's running
The candidates
Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.
- Democrat Incumbent
Lee, Summer
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Republican Challenger Hayes, James Dr.
Previous election · 2024
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