Matt Wolf

Democratic Party

Candidate, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

Philadelphia Municipal Court

Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2024

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Last elected

November 7, 2017

Next election

May 16, 2023

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Matt Wolf is a judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court in Pennsylvania. Wolf assumed office in 2018. Wolf's current term ends on January 1, 2024.

Wolf (Democratic Party) is running for election for judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. Wolf is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on May 16, 2023.

Wolf is also running for re-election for judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court in Pennsylvania. Wolf is on the ballot in the  retention election on November 7, 2023.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2023
* 1.1.1 Commonwealth Court
* 1.1.2 Philadelphia Municipal Court
* 1.2 2017
* 2 Campaign themes
* 2.1 2023
* 2.1.1 Commonwealth Court
* 2.1.2 Philadelphia Municipal Court
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

### 2023[edit]

#### Commonwealth Court[edit]

See also: Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court elections, 2023

General election

The primary will occur on May 16, 2023. The general election will occur on November 7, 2023. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

Bryan Neft and Matt Wolf are running in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on May 16, 2023.

Candidate

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| Bryan Neft

| Matt Wolf

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

Megan Martin and Joshua Prince are running in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on May 16, 2023.

Candidate

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| Megan Martin

| Joshua Prince

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Harry Smail Jr. (R)

#### Philadelphia Municipal Court[edit]

See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2023)

General election

The general election will occur on November 7, 2023.

##### General election for Philadelphia Municipal Court

Incumbent Matt Wolf is running in the general election for Philadelphia Municipal Court on November 7, 2023.

Candidate

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| Matt Wolf (Nonpartisan)

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### 2017[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2017)

Marissa Brumbach (D) and Matt Wolf (D) were unopposed in the general election for District 1 of the Philadelphia Municipal Court.

Philadelphia Municipal Court, District 1 General Election, 2017

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Marissa Brumbach | 51.49% | 155,477
| Democratic  |  Matt Wolf | 48.48% | 146,374
|  | Write-in votes | 0.03% | 91
Total Votes | 301,942
Source: Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Election Results," accessed November 7, 2017

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary election for District 1 of the Philadelphia Municipal Court.

Philadelphia Municipal Court, District 1 Democratic Primary Election, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Marissa Brumbach | 38.00% | 78,443
Matt Wolf | 25.39% | 52,424
George Twardy | 15.31% | 31,612
Sherman Toppin | 10.53% | 21,748
Jon Marshall | 7.44% | 15,355
William Rice | 3.19% | 6,584
Betsy Wahl | 0.06% | 130
Crystal Powell | 0.03% | 62
Christian DiCicco | 0.03% | 55
Write-in votes | 0.02% | 33
Total Votes | 206,446
Source: Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Unofficial 100% Machine Results Available," accessed June 28, 2017

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2023[edit]

#### Commonwealth Court[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

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#### Philadelphia Municipal Court[edit]

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Matt Wolf did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey. If you are Matt Wolf, click here to fill out Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

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* 6,087 candidates completed the survey in 2022. This number represented 8.9% of all 68,747 candidates Ballotpedia covered in 2022. Out of the 6,087 respondents, 1,101 won their election. Candidates from all 50 states completed the survey. Noteworthy respondents included U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett, North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Trey Allen, and Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna. Read the 2022 report for more information about that year's respondents.

* 694 candidates completed the survey in 2021. This number represented 13.5% of all 5,138 candidates Ballotpedia covered in 2021. Out of the 694 candidates who completed Ballotpedia's candidate survey, 147 won their election. Candidates from 36 states completed the survey. Noteworthy respondents included Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. Read the 2021 report for more information about that year's respondents.

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