| Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district | |
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| Representative | |
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| Population (2024) | 770,915 |
| Median household income | $68,016 |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+19[2] |
Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district is located in the east central part of the state and encompasses all ofBradford,Columbia,Lebanon,Montour,Northumberland,Schuylkill,Sullivan,Susquehanna, andWyoming counties, as well as parts ofBerks,Luzerne, andLycoming counties.
Much of the district includes Pennsylvania's AnthraciteCoal Region. RepublicanDan Meuser represents the district, serving since 2019.
Before 2019, the district was located in the southern part of the state and was a very safe seat forRepublicans. According to theCook 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.
In2014, the long-time Republican incumbent, former businessmanBill 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 the2012 general election, he beat hisDemocratic opponent, nurse Karen Ramsburg, taking 62% of the vote.
In2010, he won 73% of the vote, and in2008 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 fromCongress at the end of his term, and did not run for re-election in2018.[3]
TheSupreme 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 old11th district – for the 2018 elections and representation thereafter. Meanwhile, the bulk of the old ninth became the new13th district, and is as Republican as its predecessor.[4]
| Year | Office | Results[5][6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | McCain 56% – 42% |
| Attorney General | Corbett 67% – 33% | |
| Auditor General | Beiler 52% – 48% | |
| 2010 | Senate | Toomey 65% – 35% |
| Governor | Corbett 69% – 31% | |
| 2012 | President | Romney 61% – 39% |
| Senate | Smith 59% – 41% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Corbett 57% – 43% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 68% – 28% |
| Senate | Toomey 62% – 31% | |
| Attorney General | Rafferty Jr. 65% – 35% | |
| Treasurer | Voit III 57% – 35% | |
| Auditor General | Brown 60% – 33% | |
| 2018 | Senate | Barletta 62% – 37% |
| Governor | Wagner 58% – 40% | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 68% – 31% |
| Attorney General | Heidelbaugh 63% – 34% | |
| Treasurer | Garrity 66% – 30% | |
| Auditor General | DeFoor 66% – 29% | |
| 2022 | Senate | Oz 63% – 33% |
| Governor | Mastriano 59% – 38% | |
| 2024 | President | Trump 68% – 31% |
| Senate | McCormick 66% – 31% | |
| Treasurer | Garrity 70% – 27% |
Bradford County(51)
Columbia County(34)
Lebanon County(26)
Luzerne County(25)
Lycoming County(21)
Montour County(11)
Sullivan County(13)
Wyoming County(23)
The district was created in 1795.
| Years | Cong ress | Seat A | Seat B | Seat C | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Jacksonian | 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 | Lewis Dewart (Sunbury) | Jacksonian | Elected in 1830. [data missing] | |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Shuster (incumbent) | 169,177 | 61.67 | |
| Democratic | Karen Ramsburg | 105,128 | 38.33 | |
| Total votes | 274,305 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Shuster (Incumbent) | 110,094 | 63.52 | |
| Democratic | Alanna Hartzok | 63,223 | 36.48 | |
| Total votes | 173,317 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Meuser | 148,723 | 59.75 | |
| Democratic | Denny Wolff | 100,204 | 40.25 | |
| Total votes | 248,927 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Meuser (incumbent) | 232,988 | 66.3 | |
| Democratic | Gary Wegman | 118,266 | 33.7 | |
| Total votes | 351,254 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Meuser (incumbent) | 209,185 | 69.3 | |
| Democratic | Amanda Waldman | 92,622 | 30.7 | |
| Total votes | 301,807 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Meuser (incumbent) | 276,212 | 70.5 | |
| Democratic | Amanda Waldman | 115,523 | 29.5 | |
| Total votes | 391,735 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
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