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One candidate is tracked for Pennsylvania House District 185 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Regina Young. Candidate information follows official Philadelphia County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Regina Young (Democratic) is the only major-party candidate on the November 3 ballot; Regina Young is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Regina Young won the Democratic primary with 82.4 percent over Joe Sackor (17.6 percent). 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.
Regina Young is a community organizer with a master's degree in community development from Eastern University. She represents Pennsylvania House District 185, spanning parts of Delaware and Philadelphia counties, and serves as secretary of the Appropriations Committee, per the Pennsylvania General Assembly's website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
2026 priorities
- Sponsored human-trafficking awareness and pediatric brain cancer awareness resolutions, per palegis.us member page
