William Parker (Pennsylvania)

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William Parker

Democratic Party

Candidate, U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12

Elections and appointments

Last election

April 23, 2024

Next election

May 19, 2026

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Pittsburgh, PA

Profession

Entrepreneur

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William Parker (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on May 19, 2026.^[source]

Biography

William Parker was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Public School District. His career experience includes starting his own company and working as the CEO of a mobile delivery app that he founded.

Elections

2026

See also: Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12

Incumbent Summer Lee (D), Adam Forgie (D), and William Parker (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12 on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Summer Lee
		Adam Forgie
		William Parker

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12

Benson Fechter (R), James Hayes (R), and Arnold Santos (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12 on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Benson Fechter
		James Hayes
	Submit photo	Arnold Santos

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2024

See also: United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David McCormick (R)	48.8	3,399,295
		Bob Casey Jr. (D)	48.6	3,384,180
		John Thomas (L)	1.3	89,653
		Leila Hazou (G)	1.0	66,388
		Marty Selker (Constitution Party)	0.3	23,621
		Quincy Magee (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Cory Widmann (R) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	5,598

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 6,968,735
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Hussein Tartour-Aguirre (Independent)
• Erik Messina (American Solidarity Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania

Incumbent Bob Casey Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Casey Jr.	98.3	1,024,545
		Other/Write-in votes	1.7	18,039

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,042,584
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Parker (D)
• Blaine Forkner (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania

David McCormick advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David McCormick	98.2	878,320
		Other/Write-in votes	1.8	16,539

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 894,859
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joseph Vodvarka (R)
• Cory Widmann (R)
• Tariq Parvez (R)
• Brandi Tomasetti (R)

Endorsements

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2023

See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2023)

General election

General election for Allegheny County Executive

Sara Innamorato defeated Joseph Rockey in the general election for Allegheny County Executive on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sara Innamorato (D)	51.2	188,232
		Joseph Rockey (R)	48.6	178,749
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	569

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 367,550
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Allegheny County Executive

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Executive on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sara Innamorato	37.6	64,982
	Submit photo	John Weinstein	29.5	50,935
		Michael Lamb	19.8	34,147
	Submit photo	Dave Fawcett	9.7	16,712
	Submit photo	Theresa Colaizzi	2.1	3,663
		William Parker	1.1	1,961
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	228

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 172,628
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Olivia Bennett (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Allegheny County Executive

Joseph Rockey advanced from the Republican primary for Allegheny County Executive on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Rockey	94.5	44,983
		Other/Write-in votes	5.5	2,634

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,617
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2022

See also: Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12

Summer Lee defeated Michael Doyle in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Summer Lee (D)	56.2	184,674
		Michael Doyle (R)	43.8	143,946

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 328,620
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Donald Nevills (R)
• Stephanie Fox (D)
• Jake Webster (D)
• Bhavini Patel (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12

Summer Lee defeated Steve Irwin, Jerry Dickinson, Jeff Woodard, and William Parker in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Summer Lee	41.9	48,002
		Steve Irwin	41.0	47,014
		Jerry Dickinson	10.9	12,440
		Jeff Woodard	4.8	5,454
		William Parker	1.5	1,670

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 114,580
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12

Michael Doyle advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Doyle	100.0	39,531

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,531
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2021

See also: Mayoral election in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2021)

General election

General election for Mayor of Pittsburgh

Edward Gainey defeated Tony Moreno in the general election for Mayor of Pittsburgh on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Edward Gainey (D)	70.8	50,165
		Tony Moreno (R)	28.4	20,162
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	558

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,885
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Marlin Woods (Your Pittsburgh Choice)
• William Parker (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mayor of Pittsburgh

Edward Gainey defeated incumbent Bill Peduto, Tony Moreno, and Michael Thompson in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Pittsburgh on May 18, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Edward Gainey	46.4	26,479
		Bill Peduto	39.2	22,406
		Tony Moreno	13.0	7,442
		Michael Thompson	1.2	680
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	117

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,124
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mayor of Pittsburgh

Tony Moreno defeated incumbent Bill Peduto in the Republican primary for Mayor of Pittsburgh on May 18, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tony Moreno (Write-in)	36.1	1,379
		Bill Peduto (Write-in)	7.5	285
		Other/Write-in votes	56.4	2,151

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,815
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2026

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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William Parker campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12	Candidacy Declared primary	$0	N/A**
2022	U.S. House Pennsylvania District 12	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Pennsylvania's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Fetterman (D)

David McCormick (R)

Representatives

District 1

Brian Fitzpatrick (R)

District 2

Brendan Boyle (D)

District 3

Dwight Evans (D)

District 4

Madeleine Dean (D)

District 5

Mary Scanlon (D)

District 6

Chrissy Houlahan (D)

District 7

Ryan Mackenzie (R)

District 8

Rob Bresnahan (R)

District 9

Dan Meuser (R)

District 10

Scott Perry (R)

District 11

Lloyd Smucker (R)

District 12

Summer Lee (D)

District 13

John Joyce (R)

District 14

Guy Reschenthaler (R)

District 15

Glenn Thompson (R)

District 16

Mike Kelly (R)

District 17

Chris Deluzio (D)

Republican Party (11)

Democratic Party (8)