Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Gerald Dickinson

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 12
Filing address
Swissvale, PA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
DICKINSON, GERALD
Next election
General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Pennsylvania with the 2022 district highlighted

Pennsylvania, District 12

DemocraticU.S. House · Pennsylvania District 12Open seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID H0PA18097 · Principal campaign committee: DICKINSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2021–2022U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 12$768,432.18Lost primary
2019–2020U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 18$262,293.06Lost primary
Total raised$768,432.18
Total spent$769,790.87
Cash on hand$1,849.20
Debts owed by the campaign$45,350.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $765,214.22Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $3,000.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $217.96
  • Individual contributions$765,214.22100%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$3,000.000%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$217.960%

Self-funding: $3,000.00 (0% of money raised): $3,000.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Pennsylvania U.S. House, District 12, 2022 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Gerald Dickinson (D)$768,432.18$1,849.202022-12-31
Summer Lee (D)$1,851,679.14$24,366.962022-12-31
Steven Irwin (D)$1,677,030.55$1,597.452022-12-31
Michael Doyle (R)$205,104.56$0.002022-12-31
Bhavini Patel (D)$87,546.94$20,579.232022-12-31
Terwilliger Elizabeth (L)$21,912.01$7,123.002022-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLikely DJune 28, 2022
  • Inside ElectionsLikely DNovember 3, 2022
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely DOctober 19, 2022
  • PoliticoLean DNovember 3, 2022
  • RCPLean DNovember 1, 2022
  • Fox NewsLikely DOctober 11, 2022
  • DDHQLikely DOctober 28, 2022
  • 538Solid DOctober 27, 2022
  • The EconomistSafe DNovember 5, 2022

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
DCCC Targeting and Analytics Department (D)October 30–31, 2022785 (LV)± 3.5%Summer Lee 54% · Mike Doyle 40%
Summer Lee Internal Poll (D)October 2022––Summer Lee 44% · Mike Doyle 40%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: DICKINSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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