ELECTION 2024: Live primary results: Summer Lee nominated to serve second term in Congress

POSTED IN U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, arrives at her election night party on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel in Downtown. Lee won the District 12 Democratic primary over Edgewood Councilor Bhavini Patel. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) & The progressive Democrat from Swissvale overcame a challenger who questioned her support of President Joe Biden amid party divisions over Israel’s war in Gaza. & by Charlie Wolfson, PublicSource & U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, a Swissvale Democrat, won the primary in the 12th Congressional District, turning back a challenge from Edgewood Borough Councilor Bhavini Patel in one of Pennsylvania’s most-watched elections. The Associated Press declared Lee the winner at 9:21 p.m. as she led with 59% of the vote. The contest between Lee and Patel& cost millions of dollars, drew in supporters from across the country and involved policy issues including Israel’s war in Gaza and support for President Joe Biden’s re-election. Jump to a contest:& Congress,& president,& state row offices,& state House and Senate “Our campaign was built on a record of delivering for our democracy, defending our most fundamental rights, and expanding our vision for what is politically possible for our region’s most marginalized communities,” Lee...