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Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district 
Current Representative Bill Shuster (R–Hollidaysburg) Distribution 40.61% urban, 59.39% rural Population (2000) 646,628 Median income $34,910 Ethnicity 96.9% White, 1.6% Black, 0.4% Asian, 0.9% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% other Cook PVI R+17 "PA-9" redirects here. PA-9 may also refer to Pennsylvania Route 9.Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district is a relatively safe seat for the Republicans. In 2004, for example, the Republican candidate, former businessman Bill Shuster, won a convincing majority over his Democratic opponent winning 70% of the vote. In 2006, he defeated teacher Tony Barr 60%-40%. Shuster was first elected to the district in 2001.
According to the Cook Partisan Voting Index, the 9th is the most Republican district in Pennsylvania (and the Industrial Midwest), with a score of R +17.
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Presidential Voting Results
Election results from presidential races Year Office Results 2008 President McCain 63 - 35% Representatives
1795-1823: One seat
The district was created in 1795 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district.
Representative Party Years ↑ District home Note Andrew Gregg Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1803 Bellefonte Redistricted from the At-large district;
Redistricted to the 5th districtJohn Smilie Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 – December 30, 1812 Redistricted from the 11th district;
DiedVacant December 30, 1812 – March 3, 1813 David Bard Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 – March 12, 1815 Alexandria Redistricted from the 4th district;
DiedVacant March 12, 1815 – October 10, 1815 Thomas Burnside Democratic-Republican October 10, 1815 – April 1816 Milroy Appointed president judge of Luzerne District Courts Vacant April, 1816 – October 8, 1816 William Plunkett Maclay Democratic-Republican October 8, 1816 – March 3, 1821 Milroy Retired John Brown Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 Redistricted to the 12th district 1823-1833: Three seats
Seat A
Representative Party Years ↑ District home Note George Kremer Jackson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 Jacksonian March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 James Ford Jacksonian March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 Seat B
Representative Party Years ↑ District home Note Samuel McKean Jackson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 Jacksonian March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 Philander Stephens Jacksonian March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 Seat C
Representative Party Years ↑ District home Note William Cox Ellis Jacksonian Federalist March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 Espy Van Horne Jacksonian March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 Alem Marr Jacksonian March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 Lewis Dewart Jacksonian March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 1833 - Present: One seat
Representative Party Years District home Note Henry A. P. Muhlenberg Jacksonian March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 Reading Redistricted from 7th District Democrat March 4, 1837 – February 8, 1838 Resigned after being appointed as United States Minister to the Austrian Empire Vacant February 8, 1838 – March 17, 1838 George M. Keim Democrat March 17, 1838 – March 3, 1843 Reading John Ritter Democrat March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 Reading Not a candidate for renomination William Strong Democrat March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 Reading Did not seek reelection J. Glancy Jones Democrat March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 Reading Did not seek reelection Isaac E. Hiester Whig March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 Lancaster Unsuccessful candidate for reelection Anthony Ellmaker Roberts Opposition March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 Lancaster Republican March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 Not a candidate for re-nomination Thaddeus Stevens Republican March 4, 1859 – August 11, 1868 Lancaster Died Vacant August 11, 1868 – December 7, 1868 Oliver James Dickey Republican December 7, 1868 – March 3, 1873 Lancaster Not a candidate for re-nomination A. Herr Smith Republican March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1885 Lancaster Unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination John A. Hiestand Republican March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 Lancaster Unsuccessful for re-nomination David B. Brunner Democrat March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 Reading Not a candidate for re-nomination Constantine J. Erdman Democrat March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 Allentown Not a candidate for re-election Daniel Ermentrout Democrat March 4, 1897 – September 17, 1899 Reading Died Vacant September 17, 1899 - November 7, 1899 Henry D. Green Democrat November 7, 1899 – March 3, 1903 Reading Not a candidate for re-nomination Henry B. Cassel Republican March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909 Marietta Redistricted from 10th District William W. Griest Republican March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1923 Lancaster Redistricted to 10th District Henry Winfield Watson Republican March 4, 1923 – August 27, 1933 Langhorne Redistricted from 8th District, Died Vacant August 27, 1933 - November 7, 1933 Oliver W. Frey Democrat November 7, 1933 – January 3, 1939 Allentown Unsuccessful candidate for reelection Charles L. Gerlach Republican January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 Allentown Redistricted to 8th District J. Roland Kinzer Republican January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 Lancaster Redistricted from 10th District, Not a candidate for re-nomination Paul B. Dague Republican January 3, 1947 – December 30, 1966 Downingtown Resigned Vacant December 30, 1966 – January 3, 1967 G. Robert Watkins Republican January 3, 1967 – August 7, 1970 West Chester Redistricted from 7th District, Died Vacant August 7, 1970 - November 3, 1970 John H. Ware, III Republican November 3, 1970 – January 3, 1973 Oxford Redistricted to 5th District Bud Shuster Republican January 3, 1973 – February 3, 2001 Everett Resigned Vacant February 4, 2001 – May 15, 2001 Bill Shuster Republican May 15, 2001 – present Hollidaysburg Incumbent References
- 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
Pennsylvania's congressional districts All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
The 20th-36th and At-large districts are obsolete
See also: Pennsylvania's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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