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One candidate is tracked for Pennsylvania House District 182 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ben Waxman. Candidate information follows official Philadelphia County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Ben Waxman (Democratic) is the only major-party candidate on the November 3 ballot; Ben Waxman is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Ben Waxman 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.
Democratic · Incumbent
Ben Waxman is the Democratic state representative for House District 182 in Philadelphia and a former publisher. He chairs the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, per his official Pennsylvania House biography. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.