2024 general election
Pennsylvania 12th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$3.2M was spent on the 2024 Pennsylvania 12th District race: $3.1M raised by the campaigns, $337K of it from PACs, plus $138K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Summer Lee (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$3.2M
Raised by campaigns
$3.1M
PAC checks
$337K
Outside money
$138K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Summer LeeDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $3.0M
- Spent
- $2.0M
- From individuals
- $2.5M
- From PACs
- $330K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $138K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 11% of Lee's money came from PACs
Corporate $10K (3%)Trade group $20K (6%)Leadership PAC $62K (18%)Membership $37K (11%)Union $110K (32%)Super PAC $52K (15%)Other $52K (15%)
- Democracy Summer 2024 Other$20K
- Pelosi Leadership PAC$10K
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Union$10K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education Union$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$10K
- Moveon.Org Political Action Super PAC$10K
- Service Employees International Union Union$10K
- Working Families Party PAC Super PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Solidarity Victory PAC · $75K supporting
- National Nurses United for Patient Protection · $40K supporting
- Reproductive Freedom for All Freedom Fund · $17K supporting
- Pa United Federal Action Committee · $4K supporting
- Straight Ahead Organization · $1K supporting
James HayesRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $136K
- Spent
- $136K
- From individuals
- $125K
- From PACs
- $7K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 5% of Hayes's money came from PACs
Trade group $1K (17%)Membership $1K (17%)Party $500 (8%)Other $4K (58%)
- Financial Services Political Committee Other$3K
- Republican Jewish Coalition-Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC) Membership$1K
- Redwingmcpac Other$1K
- Domestic Energy Producers Alliance Trade group$1K
- Murrysville Export Republican Committee Party$500
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2024 Pennsylvania 12th District race?
- $3.2M was spent on the 2024 Pennsylvania 12th District race: $3.1M raised by the campaigns, $337K of it from PACs, plus $138K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Summer Lee (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2024 Pennsylvania 12th District race?
- Summer Lee (Democrat) raised $3.0M and had $138K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2024 Pennsylvania 12th District race?
- Solidarity Victory PAC ($75K), National Nurses United for Patient Protection ($40K), Reproductive Freedom for All Freedom Fund ($17K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 Pennsylvania 12th District race?
- Democracy Summer 2024 gave $20K to Summer Lee; PAC to the Future gave $10K to Summer Lee; American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E gave $10K to Summer Lee.