Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 182

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
Representative	Ben Waxman D–Philadelphia
Demographics	72.9% White 1.0% Black 0.6% Hispanic
Population (2011)  • Citizens of voting age	60,646 56,092

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.

External links

• 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.