Bhavini Patel
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Bhavini Patel (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on April 23, 2024.
Biography
Bhavini Patel earned a bachelor's degree in international area studies, sociology, and Africana studies from the University of Pittsburgh in 2016 and a master's degree in international relations from the University of Oxford in 2019.[1] She co-founded the start-up app Beamdata in 2020.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District election, 2024
Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District election, 2024 (April 23 Democratic primary)
Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District election, 2024 (April 23 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12
Incumbent Summer Lee defeated James Hayes in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Summer Lee (D) | 56.2 | 222,905 |
 | James Hayes (R)  | 43.8 | 173,549 | |
| Total votes: 396,454 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12
Incumbent Summer Lee defeated Bhavini Patel in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Summer Lee | 60.4 | 64,594 |
 | Bhavini Patel | 39.2 | 41,902 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 415 | ||
| Total votes: 106,911 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Laurie MacDonald (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12
James Hayes defeated Paul Bryant in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Hayes | 98.5 | 34,759 |
 | Paul Bryant (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 543 | ||
| Total votes: 35,302 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Laurie MacDonald (R)
Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Patel in this election.
2022
Due to congressional reapportionment after the 2020 census, Pennsylvania lost one seat. The 18th Congressional District was not up for election in 2022.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Bhavini Patel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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