Overview

• Rep. Dwight Evans announced on June 30 that he will not seek reelection in 2026 and will serve through January 3, 2027.
• Evans, 71, has recovered from a May 2024 stroke that sidelined him for seven months and affirmed he remains capable of serving his term.
• His retirement caps a career that began in the Pennsylvania House in 1981 and included service on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee and in the Congressional Black Caucus.
• Philadelphia’s 3rd District is rated “solid Democrat” by the Cook Political Report, making the June 2026 Democratic primary the decisive election.
• State Sen. Sharif Street has entered the race, with State Reps. Morgan Cephas and Chris Rabb weighing bids in what is shaping up to be a crowded field.