Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 182

Pennsylvania's 182nd State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Ben Waxman
D–Philadelphia
Demographics72.9% White
1.0% Black
0.6% Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizens of voting age		60,646
56,092

The 182nd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Philadelphia and has been represented since 2023 by Ben Waxman.

District profile

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
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

2010

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 182
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Babette Josephs Unopposed
Total votes 17,984 100.00
Democratic hold

2012

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 182
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brian Sims Unopposed
Total votes 28,537 100.00
Democratic hold

2014

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 182
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brian Sims Unopposed
Total votes 15,808 100.00
Democratic hold

2016

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 182
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brian Sims Unopposed
Total votes 31,733 100.00
Democratic hold

2018

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 182
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brian Sims 28,234 90.56
Independent James McDevitt 2,943 9.44
Total votes 31,177 100.00
Democratic hold

2020

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 182
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brian Sims 34,225 83.08
Republican Andrew Murray 6,969 16.92
Total votes 41,194 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  • Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  1. ^ "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved February 19, 2015.