Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district
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.
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| Population (2022) | 760,960 | ||
| Median household income | $65,710 | ||
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| Cook PVI | R+21[2] | ||
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Much of the district includes Pennsylvania's Coal Region. Republican Dan Meuser represents the district, serving since 2019.
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% |
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 |
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| 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 ([data missing]) |
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 (Alexandria) |
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 (Milroy) |
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 |
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| William Plunkett Maclay (Milroy) |
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 ([data missing]) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
17th | Elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 12th district. |
1823–1833: three seats
1833–present: one seat
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Recent election results
2012
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
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2013–2019
2019–2023
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. 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.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present