Incumbent Summer Lee (D) has raised the most money in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, taking in $1.40 million since the start of the campaign cycle. 

Lee raised $1.02 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Bhavini Patel (D) has raised the next most in the primary, with $311,310 since the start of the campaign. This fundraising is from the fourth quarter alone.

The primary will take place on April 23. Three candidates raised a combined $1.71 million through Dec. 31, 2023. Looking at all 125 congressional battlegrounds we are tracking, this is less than the average of $3.41 million. 

In battlegrounds with incumbents running, Lee raised less than the average of $1.41 million. At this point in the 2022 election cycle, Lee raised $272,512, $1.13 million less than her current $1.40 million.  

Six candidates raised a combined $4.61 million running in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District in 2022, while five raised $1.79 million in 2020.

Below is how much each Democratic candidate has raised and spent so far during the 2023-2024 election cycle:

Looking at Lee and Patel alone: 

• 1,213 donors donated to Lee’s campaign last quarter.
• Of those 1,213, the largest share, 364 (30%), donated between $100 and $499.
• 269 donors donated to Patel’s campaign last quarter. 
• Of those 269, the largest share, 127 (47%), donated over $1,000. 

The next reporting deadline for congressional candidates is April 15, 2024. Those reports will cover the period of Jan. 1 to March 31, 2024. To learn more about this race, click below.