Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Dan Meuser ; R–Dallas
Distribution	53.11% urban;
Population (2023)	765,968
Median household; income	$67,325
Ethnicity	87.6% White ; 5.8% Hispanic ; 3.0% Two or more races ; 2.3% Black ; 0.9% Asian ; 0.4% other;
Cook PVI	R+21

Last updated November 10, 2024

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district is located in the east central part of the state and encompasses all of Bradford, Columbia, Lebanon, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Wyoming counties, as well as parts of Berks, Luzerne, and Lycoming counties.

History

Before 2019, the district was located in the southern part of the state and was a very safe seat for Republicans. According to the Cook Partisan Voting Index, in 2010 the 9th was the most Republican district in Pennsylvania (and the Industrial Midwest), then with a score of R+17.

Redistricting slightly increased the number of Democrats in the district, with the addition of majority-Democratic Fayette County as well as some of the Democratic portions of Washington, Greene, Cambria and Westmoreland Counties.

In 2014, the long-time Republican incumbent, former businessman Bill Shuster, won 52.8% of the vote in a three-way Republican primary race over retired Coast Guard search and rescue pilot Art Halvorson (34.5%) and livestock farmer Travis Schooley (12.7%). In the 2012 general election, he beat his Democratic opponent, nurse Karen Ramsburg, taking 62% of the vote.

In 2010, he won 73% of the vote, and in 2008 won 64%. Shuster was first elected to the district in 2001, effectively inheriting the seat from his father, Bud Shuster, who had held the seat since 1973. Shuster announced in January 2018 that he would retire from Congress at the end of his term, and did not run for re-election in 2018.^[3]

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew this district's boundaries in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional, also re-assigning the number to a district in east central Pennsylvania–essentially, the successor to the old 11th district – for the 2018 elections and representation thereafter. Meanwhile, the bulk of the old ninth became the new 13th district, and is as Republican as its predecessor.^[4]

Recent statewide election results

Year	Office	Results
2008	President	McCain 57–42%
2012	President	Romney 63–35%
2016	President	Trump 69–27%
2020	President	Trump 64–34%
2022	Governor	Mastriano 59–38%
2022	Senate	Oz 63–33%

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List of members representing the district

The district was created in 1795.

1795–1823: one seat

Member (District home)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District first established March 4, 1795
Andrew Gregg (Bellefonte)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1803	4th 5th 6th 7th	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1796. Re-elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800. Redistricted to the 5th district .
John Smilie (Fayette)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – December 30, 1812	8th 9th 10th 11th 12th	Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 13th district and re-elected in 1812 but died.
Vacant		December 30, 1812 – March 3, 1813	12th
David Bard (Frankstown)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 12, 1815	13th 14th	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Died.
Vacant		March 12, 1815 – October 10, 1815	14th
Thomas Burnside (Bellefonte)	Democratic-Republican	October 10, 1815 – April 1816		Elected to finish Bard's term. Resigned to become President judge of Luzerne District Courts.
Vacant		April, 1816 – October 8, 1816
William Plunkett Maclay (Lewistown)	Democratic-Republican	October 8, 1816 – March 3, 1821	14th 15th 16th	Elected to finish Burnside's term. Re-elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Lost re-election.
John Brown (Lewistown)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	17th	Elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 12th district .

1823–1833: three seats

Years	Cong ress	Seat A			Seat B			Seat C
Years	Cong ress	Member (District home)	Party	Electoral history	Member (District home)	Party	Electoral history	Member (District home)	Party	Electoral history
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th	George Kremer (Lewisburg)	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Retired.	Samuel McKean (Burlington)	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Retired.	William Cox Ellis (Muncy)	Jackson Federalist	Elected in 1822. Lost re-election.
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829	19th 20th	George Kremer (Lewisburg)	Jacksonian		Samuel McKean (Burlington)	Jacksonian		Espy Van Horne (Williamsport)	Jacksonian	Elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Retired.
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	21st	James Ford (Lawrenceville)	Jacksonian	Elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. [ data missing ]	Philander Stephens (Montrose)	Jacksonian	Elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Retired.	Alem Marr (Danville)	Jacksonian	Elected in 1828. Retired.
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	22nd	James Ford (Lawrenceville)	Jacksonian	Elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. [ data missing ]	Philander Stephens (Montrose)	Jacksonian	Elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Retired.	Lewis Dewart (Sunbury)	Jacksonian	Elected in 1830. [ data missing ]

1833–present: one seat

Member (District home)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (Reading)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	23rd 24th 25th	Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to the Austrian Empire.
Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (Reading)	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – February 8, 1838	23rd 24th 25th
Vacant		February 8, 1838 – March 17, 1838	25th
George M. Keim (Reading)	Democratic	March 17, 1838 – March 3, 1843	25th 26th 27th	Elected to finish Muhlenberg's term. Re-elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. [ data missing ]
John Ritter (Reading)	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1844. Retired.
William Strong (Reading)	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	30th 31st	Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Retired.
J. Glancy Jones (Reading)	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	Elected in 1850. Retired.
Isaac E. Hiester (Lancaster)	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	Elected in 1852. Lost re-election.
Anthony Ellmaker Roberts (Lancaster)	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th 35th	Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Retired.
Anthony Ellmaker Roberts (Lancaster)	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	34th 35th	Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Retired.
Thaddeus Stevens (Lancaster)	Republican	March 4, 1859 – August 11, 1868	36th 37th 38th 39th 40th	Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Re-elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Died.
Vacant		August 11, 1868 – December 7, 1868	40th
Oliver James Dickey (Lancaster)	Republican	December 7, 1868 – March 3, 1873	40th 41st 42nd	Elected to finish Stevens's term. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Retired.
A. Herr Smith (Lancaster)	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1885	43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th 48th	Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Lost renomination.
John A. Hiestand (Lancaster)	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	49th 50th	Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Lost renomination.
David B. Brunner (Reading)	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893	51st 52nd	Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Retired.
Constantine J. Erdman (Allentown)	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	53rd 54th	Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Retired.
Daniel Ermentrout (Reading)	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – September 17, 1899	55th 56th	Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Died.
Vacant		September 17, 1899 – November 7, 1899	56th
Henry D. Green (Reading)	Democratic	November 7, 1899 – March 3, 1903	56th 57th	Elected to finish Ermentrout's term. Re-elected in 1900. Retired.
Henry B. Cassel (Marietta)	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909	58th 59th 60th	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. [ data missing ]
William W. Griest (Lancaster)	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1923	61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th	Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Redistricted to the 10th district .
Henry Winfield Watson (Langhorne)	Republican	March 4, 1923 – August 27, 1933	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Died.
Vacant		August 27, 1933 – November 7, 1933	73rd
Oliver W. Frey (Allentown)	Democratic	November 7, 1933 – January 3, 1939	73rd 74th 75th	Elected to finish Watson's term. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election.
Charles L. Gerlach (Allentown)	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945	76th 77th 78th	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 8th district .
J. Roland Kinzer (Lancaster)	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	79th	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1944. Retired.
Paul B. Dague (Downingtown)	Republican	January 3, 1947 – December 30, 1966	80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th	Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Resigned.
Vacant		December 30, 1966 – January 3, 1967	89th
G. Robert Watkins (West Chester)	Republican	January 3, 1967 – August 7, 1970	90th 91st	Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Died.
Vacant		August 7, 1970 – November 3, 1970	91st
John H. Ware III (Oxford)	Republican	November 3, 1970 – January 3, 1973	91st 92nd	Elected to finish Watkins's term. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 5th district .
Bud Shuster (Everett)	Republican	January 3, 1973 – February 3, 2001	93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Resigned.
Vacant		February 4, 2001 – May 15, 2001	107th
Bill Shuster (Hollidaysburg)	Republican	May 15, 2001 – January 3, 2019	107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th	Elected to finish his father's term. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Redistricted to the 13th district and retired.
Dan Meuser (Dallas)	Republican	January 3, 2019 – present	116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020 Re-elected in 2022.

Recent election results

2012

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district, 2012^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Shuster (incumbent)	169,177	61.7
	Democratic	Karen Ramsburg	105,128	38.3
Total votes			274,305	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district, 2014^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Shuster (Incumbent)	110,094	63.5
	Democratic	Alanna Hartzok	63,223	36.5
Total votes			173,317	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district, 2016^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Shuster (incumbent)	186,580	63.3
	Democratic	Arthur L Halvorson	107,985	36.7
Total votes			294,565	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district, 2018^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Meuser	148,723	59.7
	Democratic	Denny Wolff	100,204	40.3
Total votes			248,927	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district, 2020^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Meuser (incumbent)	232,988	66.3
	Democratic	Gary Wegman	118,266	33.7
Total votes			351,254	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district, 2022^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Meuser (incumbent)	209,185	69.3
	Democratic	Amanda Waldman	92,622	30.7
Total votes			301,807	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013
2013–2019
2019–2023

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References

↑ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
↑ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
↑ Zito, Salena (January 2, 2018). "GOP Rep. Bill Shuster to retire, spend final year working with Trump on massive infrastructure bill". The Washington Examiner . Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
↑ Cohn, Nate; Bloch, Matthew; Quealy, Kevin (February 19, 2018). "The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices". The Upshot. The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
↑ "Statistics of Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 2012". Karen Haas, Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. February 28, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
↑ "Pennsylvania 2014 General Election - November 4, 2014 Official Results". Pennsylvania Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
↑ "Pennsylvania 2016 General Election - November 8, 2016 Official Results". Pennsylvania Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
↑ "2018 General Election: Representative in Congress". Pennsylvania Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
↑ "2020 Presidential Election - Representative in Congress". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
↑ "2022 General Election Official Returns - Representative in Congress". Pennsylvania Department of State.

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

Congressional redistricting in Pennsylvania

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[Cook-2] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[3] Zito, Salena (January 2, 2018). "GOP Rep. Bill Shuster to retire, spend final year working with Trump on massive infrastructure bill". The Washington Examiner . Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 2, 2018.

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[Generalelection41-6] "Pennsylvania 2014 General Election - November 4, 2014 Official Results". Pennsylvania Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

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[Generalelection63-8] "2018 General Election: Representative in Congress". Pennsylvania Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.

[PAgenr-9] "2020 Presidential Election - Representative in Congress". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

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