Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District

Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District

Incumbent

Dan Meuser

Assumed office: January 3, 2019

Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Dan Meuser (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Pennsylvania representatives represented an average of 765,403 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 707,495 residents.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties and 2018 Congressional elections in Pivot Counties

At the time of the 2018 election, this district intersected with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

Elections

2024

See also: Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District election, 2024

Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (April 23 Republican primary)

Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (April 23 Democratic primary)

General election

The primary will occur on April 23, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9

Amanda Waldman is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9 on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate
		Amanda Waldman

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9

Incumbent Dan Meuser is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9 on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate
		Dan Meuser

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2022

See also: Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9

Incumbent Dan Meuser defeated Amanda Waldman in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Meuser (R)	69.3	209,185
		Amanda Waldman (D)	30.7	92,622

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 301,807
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9

Amanda Waldman advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amanda Waldman	100.0	41,622

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,622
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9

Incumbent Dan Meuser advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Meuser	100.0	102,180

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 102,180
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Shecktor (R)
• Max Merrill (R)
• Fred Keller (R)

2020

See also: Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9

Incumbent Dan Meuser defeated Gary Wegman in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Meuser (R)	66.3	232,988
		Gary Wegman (D)	33.7	118,266

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 351,254
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9

Gary Wegman defeated Laura Quick in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gary Wegman	51.0	27,451
		Laura Quick	49.0	26,385

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,836
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9

Incumbent Dan Meuser advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Meuser	100.0	77,350

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 77,350
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2018

Results of 2018 redistricting

On February 19, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted a new congressional district map after ruling that the original map constituted an illegal partisan gerrymander. District locations and numbers were changed by the new map. Candidates were listed under Pennsylvania’s new districts, which were used in the 2018 congressional elections. Click here for more information about the ruling.

The chart below compares this new district with the old district that was the most geographically similar to it.

Old district	Prior incumbent	Prior 2016 presidential result	New 2016 presidential result
17th District	Matt Cartwright (D)	R+10.1	R+34.0

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Click the box below to see how the new congressional districts compare to the ones in place before the redrawing.

Changes in Pennsylvania's congressional districts
New district	Prior district	Prior 2016 presidential result	New 2016 presidential result	Prior incumbent
1st District	8th District	R+0.2	D+2.0	Brian Fitzpatrick (R)
2nd District	13th District	D+33.6	D+48.0	Brendan Boyle (D)
3rd District	2nd District	D+82.8	D+83.9	Dwight Evans (D)
4th District	13th District	D+33.6	D+19.4	None
5th District	7th District	D+2.3	D+28.2	Pat Meehan (R)
6th District	6th District	D+0.6	D+9.3	Ryan Costello (R)
7th District	15th District	R+7.6	D+1.1	Charlie Dent (R)
8th District	17th District	R+10.1	R+9.5	Matt Cartwright (D)
9th District	17th District	R+10.1	R+34.0	None
10th District	4th District	R+21.5	R+8.9	Scott Perry (R)
11th District	16th District	R+6.8	R+25.8	Lloyd Smucker (R)
12th District	10th District	R+36.0	R+36.5	Tom Marino (R)
13th District	9th District	R+42.5	R+45.5	Bill Shuster (R)
14th District	18th District	R+19.6	R+29.0	Conor Lamb (D)
15th District	5th District	R+28.8	R+43.4	Glenn Thompson (R)
16th District	3rd District	R+26.1	R+19.9	Mike Kelly (R)
17th District	12th District	R+20.8	R+2.5	Keith Rothfus (R)
18th District	14th District	D+35.5	D+26.8	Mike Doyle (D)
Source: Daily Kos

See also: Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9

Dan Meuser defeated Denny Wolff in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Meuser (R)	59.7	148,723
		Denny Wolff (D)	40.3	100,204

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 248,927
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9

Denny Wolff defeated Gary Wegman and Laura Quick in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Denny Wolff	40.5	11,205
		Gary Wegman	31.3	8,647
		Laura Quick	28.2	7,782

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 27,634
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9

Dan Meuser defeated George Halcovage and Scott Uehlinger in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Meuser	52.9	26,866
		George Halcovage	24.0	12,162
		Scott Uehlinger	23.1	11,721

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 50,749
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2016

See also: Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Bill Shuster (R) defeated Art Halvorson (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Shuster defeated the same Art Halvorson in the Republican primary on April 26, 2016, but Halvorson won the Democratic primary by receiving 1,069 write-in votes, which was more than Adam Sedlock, a Democrat running his own write-in campaign. Halvorson later accepted the Democratic Party's nomination and faced incumbent Bill Shuster again in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 9 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Shuster Incumbent	63.3%	186,580
	Democratic	Art Halvorson	36.7%	107,985
Total Votes				294,565
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 9 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bill Shuster Incumbent	50.6%	49,393
Art Halvorson	49.4%	48,166
Total Votes		97,559
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

2014

See also: Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 9th Congressional District of Pennsylvania held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Bill Shuster (R) defeated Alanna Hartzok (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 9 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Shuster Incumbent	63.5%	110,094
	Democratic	Alanna Hartzok	36.5%	63,223
Total Votes				173,317
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

2012

See also: Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 9th Congressional District of Pennsylvania held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Bill Shuster won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 9 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Karen Ramsburg	38.3%	105,128
	Republican	Bill Shuster Incumbent	61.7%	169,177
Total Votes				274,305
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Bill Shuster won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tom Conners (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 9 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Shuster incumbent	73.1%	141,904
	Democratic	Tom Conners	26.9%	52,322
Total Votes				194,226

2008
On November 4, 2008, Bill Shuster won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tony Barr (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 9 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Shuster incumbent	63.9%	174,951
	Democratic	Tony Barr	36.1%	98,735
Total Votes				273,686

2006
On November 7, 2006, Bill Shuster won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tony Barr (D) and write-in challengers in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 9 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Shuster incumbent	60.3%	121,069
	Democratic	Tony Barr	39.6%	79,610
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	141
Total Votes				200,820

2004
On November 2, 2004, Bill Shuster won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Paul I. Politis (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 9 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Shuster incumbent	69.5%	184,320
	Democratic	Paul I. Politis	30.5%	80,787
Total Votes				265,107

2002
On November 5, 2002, Bill Shuster won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John R. Henry and Write-in challengers in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 9 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Shuster incumbent	71%	124,184
	Democratic	John R. Henry	28.9%	50,558
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	107
Total Votes				174,849

2001 special
On November 6, 2001, Bill Shuster won election to the United States House. He defeated two candidates in the special general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 9 Special election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Shuster	51.9%	55,549
	Democratic	H. Scott Conklin	44%	47,049
	Green	Alanna K. Hartzok	4.1%	4,420
Total Votes				107,018
Source: Results via Pennsylvania Department of State

2000
On November 7, 2000, Bud Shuster won election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 9 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bud Shuster incumbent	100%	184,401
Total Votes				184,401

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Pennsylvania after the 2020 census

On February 23, 2022, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled to enact a new congressional map. Over a dozen maps were submitted to the supreme court, including the map approved by the legislature. The court ultimately selected the Carter map in a 4-3 ruling, which was submitted by a group of Pennsylvania citizens who were petitioners in a redistricting-related lawsuit. Justices Debra Todd (D), Sallie Mundy (R), and Kevin Brobson (R) dissented. Spotlight PA's Kate Huangpu wrote that the map is "as similar as possible to the current congressional map, with nearly 90% of residents staying in the same district." This map took effect for Pennsylvania's 2022 congressional elections.

The state supreme court took authority over the redistricting process after Gov. Tom Wolf (D) vetoed the legislature's enacted map on January 26. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted to approve the initial map 110-91 on January 12, and the Pennsylvania State Senate voted 29-20 to approve the map on January 24. Following Wolf's veto, the authority for determining a new map initially rested with a lower court, but in a February 2 ruling the supreme court ruled that it would have control over the process to select a new congressional map.

How does redistricting in Pennsylvania work? In Pennsylvania, the statutory authority to draw congressional district boundaries is vested with the Pennsylvania General Assembly. These lines are subject to gubernatorial veto.

State legislative district lines are drawn by a politician commission. Established in 1968, the commission comprises five members:

1. The majority leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate appoints one member.
2. The minority leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate appoints one member.
3. The majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives appoints one member.
4. The minority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives appoints one member.
5. The first four commissioners appoint a fifth member to serve as the commission's chair. If the commission is unable to reach an agreement, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court must appoint a commission chair.

The Pennsylvania Constitution requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and compact. Further, state legislative districts should "respect county, city, incorporated town, borough, township and ward boundaries." There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.

Pennsylvania District 9
until January 2, 2023

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Pennsylvania District 9
starting January 3, 2023

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2018

On January 22, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state's congressional district map, finding that the map constituted an illegal partisan gerrymander. On February 19, 2018, the court adopted a remedial map for use in the 2018 election cycle. Pennsylvania Republicans filed suit in federal district court to prevent implementation of the new map. The district court dismissed the suit on March 19, 2018. State Republicans also petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States to stay the state supreme court's order pending appeal. The court rejected this request on March 19, 2018. To learn more, see here.

2010-2011

This is the 9th Congressional District prior to the 2010 redistricting.

See also: Redistricting in Pennsylvania after the 2010 census

The Legislative Reapportionment Commission in Pennsylvania approved the GOP-proposed map. It was signed into law on December 22, 2001.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+21. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 21 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 9th the 36th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 31.0% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 67.5%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District the 88th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.10. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.10 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
• Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
• Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District election, 2020
• Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 9

Footnotes

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Pennsylvania's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Bob Casey (D)

John Fetterman (D)

Representatives

District 1

Brian Fitzpatrick (R)

District 2

Brendan Boyle (D)

District 3

Dwight Evans (D)

District 4

Madeleine Dean (D)

District 5

Mary Scanlon (D)

District 6

Chrissy Houlahan (D)

District 7

Susan Wild (D)

District 8

Matt Cartwright (D)

District 9

Dan Meuser (R)

District 10

Scott Perry (R)

District 11

Lloyd Smucker (R)

District 12

Summer Lee (D)

District 13

John Joyce (R)

District 14

Guy Reschenthaler (R)

District 15

Glenn Thompson (R)

District 16

Mike Kelly (R)

District 17

Chris Deluzio (D)

Democratic Party (11)

Republican Party (8)