Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 760,960 | ||
Median household income | $65,710 | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+21[2] |
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.
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.
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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 |
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 (Lewistown) |
Democratic-Republican
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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
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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 | |||||||||
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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
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Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Retired. |
Samuel McKean (Burlington) |
Democratic-Republican
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Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Retired. |
William Cox Ellis (Muncy) |
Jackson Federalist
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Elected in 1822. Lost re-election. | |||
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 |
19th 20th |
Jacksonian
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Jacksonian
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Espy Van Horne (Williamsport) |
Jacksonian
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Elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Retired. | |||||||
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 |
21st | James Ford (Lawrenceville) |
Jacksonian
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Re-elected in 1830. ]
[data missing |
Philander Stephens (Montrose) |
Jacksonian
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Re-elected in 1830 .Retired. |
Alem Marr (Danville) |
Jacksonian
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Elected in 1828. Retired. | |||
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
22nd | Lewis Dewart (Sunbury) |
Jacksonian
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Elected in 1830. ]
[data missing |
1833–present: one seat
Member (District home) |
Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (Reading) |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
23rd 24th 25th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1836. .
Resigned to become U.S. Minister to the Austrian Empire |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – February 8, 1838 | |||
Vacant | February 8, 1838 – March 17, 1838 |
25th | ||
George M. Keim (Reading) |
Democratic | March 17, 1838 – March 3, 1843 |
25th 26th 27th |
Re-elected in 1840. ]
[data missing |
John Ritter (Reading) |
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
28th 29th |
Re-elected in 1844 .Retired. |
William Strong (Reading) |
Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 |
30th 31st |
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 |
Re-elected in 1856 .Retired. |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |||
Thaddeus Stevens (Lancaster) |
Republican | March 4, 1859 – August 11, 1868 |
36th 37th 38th 39th 40th |
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 |
Re-elected in 1870 .Retired. |
A. Herr Smith (Lancaster) |
Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1885 |
43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th 48th |
Re-elected in 1882 .Lost renomination. |
John A. Hiestand (Lancaster) |
Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
49th 50th |
Re-elected in 1886 .Lost renomination. |
David B. Brunner (Reading) |
Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 |
51st 52nd |
Re-elected in 1890 .Retired. |
Constantine J. Erdman (Allentown) |
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 |
53rd 54th |
Re-elected in 1894 .Retired. |
Daniel Ermentrout (Reading) |
Democratic | March 4, 1897 – September 17, 1899 |
55th 56th |
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 |
Re-elected in 1900 .Retired. |
Henry B. Cassel (Marietta) |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909 |
58th 59th 60th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1906. ]
[data missing |
William W. Griest (Lancaster) |
Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1923 |
61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th |
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 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 |
Re-elected in 1936 .Lost re-election. |
Charles L. Gerlach (Allentown) |
Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 |
76th 77th 78th |
Re-elected in 1942. .
Redistricted to the 8th district |
J. Roland Kinzer (Lancaster) |
Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
79th | Redistricted from the 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 |
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 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 |
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 |
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. and retired.
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 |
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | % | |
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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 | % | |
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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 | % | |
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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 | % | |
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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 | % | |
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Republican | Dan Meuser (incumbent) | 209,185 | 69.3 | |
Democratic | Amanda Waldman | 92,622 | 30.7 | |
Total votes | 301,807 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold
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Historical district boundaries
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2003–2013
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2013–2019
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2019–2023
See also
References
- U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the originalon April 2, 2013.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- 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