2012Final results
2012 election for Pennsylvania's 9th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Bill Shuster (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Karen Ramsburg (D) by 23.3 points.
Bill ShusterRepublican · winner
61.7%169,177
Karen RamsburgDemocrat
38.3%105,128
274,305 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 2012
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.
Karen RamsburgBill Shuster
$15K
Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
$15K
Spent by the campaign
$1.5M
$39
Cash on hand
$284.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012