James Hayes
Lost the 2026 race for Pennsylvania's 12th District.
- Last margin
- −30.9
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Background
As listed by the official candidate list, Wikidata and campaign filings. 99chambers does not summarize platforms or endorsements.
- On the ballot as
- manufacturing executive and nominee for this district in 2024
Every race Hayes has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Hayes won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pennsylvania's 12th District | General | Lost | Summer Lee (D) | 34.6% | D+30.9 | $80.5K | D+19.4 | |
| 2024 | U.S. House, PA-12 | General | Lost | Summer Lee (D) | 43.6% | D+12.8 | $136.2K | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
Hayes’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $80.5K
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
What’s next
From campaign filings, not from public statements.
| JAMES HAYES FOR CONGRESS FEC | Active |
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Who Hayes has run against
- Summer Lee (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Summer Lee (D) · 2024 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
The seat
- Pennsylvania's 12th District · lean D+19.2 · 126th most Democratic of 435
FEC H4PA12068
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns); Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC