Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district

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.

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 district
John Smilie	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – December 30, 1812		Redistricted from the 11th district; Died
Vacant		December 30, 1812 – March 3, 1813
David Bard	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 12, 1815	Alexandria	Redistricted from the 4th district; Died
Vacant		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