2004Final results
2004 election for Pennsylvania's 9th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Bill Shuster (R) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Paul I. Politis (D) by 39.1 points.
Bill ShusterRepublican · winner
69.5%184,320
Paul I. PolitisDemocrat
30.5%80,787
265,107 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Paul I. PolitisBill Shuster
$16.4K
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$15.8K
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$0
Cash on hand
$94.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 2, 2004; FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004