Representative in the General Assembly for the 12th District
State House District 12; Pennsylvania
My vote power
High
Election date
August 18, 2026 · Special election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 74 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 67,207 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(13,018,639 ÷ 67,207) ÷ ln(50,000) = 74.34, measured against a statewide vote in PA (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Brandon Dukes grew up in Pittsburgh as the youngest of four children in a middle-class family and earned a degree in political science from the University of Pittsburgh. He has spent the past 16 years in the financial industry, most recently in mortgage and commercial lending.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Election Integrity 1 for, Public Education Quality 1 for,
Republican · declared
Scott Timko is the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania House District 12. His campaign biography describes him as a Cranberry Township resident, retired Air Force captain, military veteran, commercial pilot, and former local small business owner running for state representative.