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State Rep. Summer Lee defeated Plum Councilman Mike Doyle on Tuesday night in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District and is poised to become the state’s first Black woman in Congress. With 97% of the district’s precincts reporting results just before midnight, the Democrat Lee had collected 55.5% of the votes counted
Pennsylvania’s 12th District is dominated by Pittsburgh Democrats but grew slightly more purple after picking up conservative portions of Westmoreland County during a redistricting process earlier this year.
Pennsylvania’s 12th District is dominated by Pittsburgh Democrats, but grew slightly more purple after picking up conservative portions of Westmoreland County during a redistricting process earlier this year.
“Our communities have been waiting far, far too long for this,” Lee said of her historic win. “This is victory, not just for me but for each and every one of us.”
Democrat Summer Lee projected to win her House race against Republican opponent Mike Doyle.