Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Bhavini Patel
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 12
- Filing address
- Pittsburgh, PA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- PATEL, BHAVINI
- Next election
- Primary April 23, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Pennsylvania, District 12
FEC candidate ID H2PA18259 · Principal campaign committee: PATEL FOR PA
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 12 | $701,477.21 | Lost primary |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 12 | $87,546.94 | Withdrawn |
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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$649,221.7193%
- PACs and other committees$51,250.007%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,005.500%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
11 committees reported giving $49,500.00 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.
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HINDU AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- AMERICANS4HINDUS PAC (MULTI-CANDIDATE)Hybrid PAC$5,000.00
- MARYLAND ASSOCIATION FOR CONCERNED CITIZENS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$3,000.00
- DUANE MORRIS GOVERNMENT COMMITTEEPAC$1,500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Bhavini Patel$612,074.34
- Independent expenditures opposing Bhavini Patel$0.00
FEC totals for the 2024 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- THE MODERATE PAC, INC.Supporting$612,073.00
The race
Pennsylvania U.S. House, District 12, 2024 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhavini Patel (D) | $701,477.21 | $41,081.33 | 2024-12-31 |
| Summer Lee (D) | $2,959,031.02 | $1,011,579.11 | 2024-12-31 |
| James Hayes (R) | $136,244.75 | $685.51 | 2024-12-31 |
| Laurie Macdonald (D) | $126,170.00 | $0.00 | 2024-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 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: PATEL FOR PA.
- 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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