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U.S. House · Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District

East-central and northeastern Pennsylvania, including Carbon, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Sullivan, and Wyoming counties and parts of Luzerne County.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Dan Meuser, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Dan Meuser165,91061.5%
Rachel Wallace103,82238.5%

About 98% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Dan Meuser was unopposed in the May 19, 2026 Republican primary. Rachel Wallace was unopposed in the Democratic primary after Jennifer Brothers and Daniel Byron did not make the ballot.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Dan MeuserRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2019)Full profile →Rachel WallaceDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Dan Meuser
    Recorded votes[30][31]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).

  • Rachel Wallace
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Dan Meuser
    Recorded votes[26][27][28]

    Voted no on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.

  • Rachel Wallace
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Dan Meuser
    Recorded votes[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted no on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Rachel Wallace
    In their own words[4]
    “I want to thank the people of Tremont, Upper Bern, and Schuylkill and Berks counties who came together to fight these facilities.”

    In a 2026 press statement

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Dan Meuser
    Recorded votes[13][14][15][22]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Rachel Wallace
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Dan Meuser
    Recorded votes[13][14][15][20]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Rachel Wallace
    In their own words[3]
    “Nearly 30,000 people in our part of Pennsylvania will lose their health insurance because of Dan Meuser's votes.”

    In her Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey response, 2026

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Dan Meuser
    Recorded votes[13][14][15][21][22]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Rachel Wallace
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Dan Meuser
    Recorded votes[29]

    Voted no on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Rachel Wallace
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Dan Meuser
    Recorded votes[25]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Rachel Wallace
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Dan Meuser
    Recorded votes[21]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Rachel Wallace
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Dan Meuser
    Recorded votes[19]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Rachel Wallace
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Dan Meuser
    Recorded votes[23][24]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Rachel Wallace
    —

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

  • Dan Meuser
    Supports[10]

    Cosponsored H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (119th Congress), which would bar transgender girls and women from girls' and women's school sports programs that receive federal funds.

  • Rachel Wallace
    —

Research notes & limits

Dan Meuser's federal key votes and FEC finance totals are added separately by script. This is not considered a competitive race by Ballotpedia, so less independent news coverage was available. Rachel Wallace's college education was not found in public sources.

Sources · 36

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Dan Meuser · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Dan's Priorities · Office of Rep. Dan Meuser Official record
  3. 3.Rachel Wallace (Pennsylvania) — Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words
  4. 4.ICE plans to offload Berks County and Schuylkill County warehouses, report says · Pennsylvania Capital-Star News report
  5. 5.Dan Meuser · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  6. 6.About · Office of Rep. Dan Meuser · 2026-10-21 Official record
  7. 7.Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  8. 8.H.R. 22, the SAVE Act (SAVE Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  9. 9.H.R. 7296, the SAVE America Act (SAVE America Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  10. 10.H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  11. 11.H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  12. 12.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  14. 14.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  32. 32.Rachel Wallace (Pennsylvania) — Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words
  33. 33.Longtime public servant running for 9th Congressional District in PA · Williamsport/Center County Examiner (wcexaminer.com) · 2025-12-11 News report
  34. 34.Meet Rachel Wallace · Wallace for Congress · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
  35. 35.Pottsville native Rachel Wallace launches campaign for Congress · Republican Herald · 2025-10-02 News report
  36. 36.U.S. House · Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report