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Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania House District 181

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One candidate is tracked for Pennsylvania House District 181 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Malcolm Kenyatta. Candidate information follows official Philadelphia County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic) is the only major-party candidate on the November 3 ballot; Malcolm Kenyatta is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Malcolm Kenyatta was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Pennsylvania nominates by plurality (no runoffs); unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Department of State's official May 19 primary returns (electionreturns.pa.gov) with the Department's post-primary withdrawal listing; independent and minor-party candidates who filed nomination papers are added when the Department of State posts the certified general-election list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

Malcolm Kenyatta

Malcolm Kenyatta

Democratic · Incumbent

Malcolm Kenyatta holds degrees in strategic communication from Temple University and Drexel University. He represents Pennsylvania House District 181 in Philadelphia and chairs the Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Financial Services & Banking, per the Pennsylvania General Assembly's website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

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