The 182nd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Philadelphia and has been represented since 2023 by Ben Waxman.
Pennsylvania's 182nd State House of Representatives district | |||
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Demographics | 72.9% White 1.0% Black 0.6% Hispanic | ||
Population (2011) • Citizens of voting age | 60,646 56,092 |
District profile edit
The 182nd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Philadelphia County and encompasses the One Liberty Observation Deck and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. It also includes the following areas:[1]
- Ward 02 [PART, Divisions 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24]
- Ward 05 [PART, Divisions 06, 07, 08, 09, 11, 14, 22, 28 and 29]
- Ward 08
Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
Louis Silverman | Democrat | 1969 – 1970 | ||
Samuel Rappaport | Democratic | 1971 – 1984 | ||
Babette Josephs | Democratic | 1985 – 2012 | ||
Brian Sims | Democratic | 2013 – 2023 | ||
Ben Waxman | Democratic | 2023 – present | Incumbent |
Recent election results edit
2010 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Babette Josephs | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 17,984 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold |
2012 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Brian Sims | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 28,537 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold |
2014 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Brian Sims | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 15,808 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold |
2016 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Brian Sims | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 31,733 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold |
2018 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brian Sims | 28,234 | 90.56 | |
Independent | James McDevitt | 2,943 | 9.44 | |
Total votes | 31,177 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2020 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brian Sims | 34,225 | 83.08 | |
Republican | Andrew Murray | 6,969 | 16.92 | |
Total votes | 41,194 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
References edit
- Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
External links edit
- District map from the United States Census Bureau
- Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
- Population Data for District 182 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.