Representative
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Party
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Term
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Cong ress
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Electoral history
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District established March 4, 1789
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John Page (
Gloucester County)
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Anti-Administration
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March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793
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1st
2nd
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Elected in 1789.
Re-elected in 1790. Redistricted to the
12th district.
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Abraham B. Venable (
Farmville)
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Anti-Administration
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March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795
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3rd
4th
5th
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Redistricted from the
6th district and
re-elected in 1793.
Re-elected in 1795.
Re-elected in 1797. Retired.
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799
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John Randolph (
Roanoke Plantation)
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803
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6th
7th
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Elected in 1799.
Re-elected in 1801. Redistricted to the
15th district.
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Joseph Lewis Jr. (
Upperville)
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Federalist
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March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813
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8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
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Elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1805.
Re-elected in 1807.
Re-elected in 1809.
Re-elected in 1811. Redistricted to the
8th district.
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Hugh Caperton (
Union)
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Federalist
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March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815
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13th
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Elected in 1813. Lost re-election.
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Ballard Smith (
Lewisburg)
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1821
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14th
15th
16th
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Elected in 1815.
Re-elected in 1817.
Re-elected in 1819. Lost re-election.
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William Smith (
Lewisburg)
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823
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17th
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Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the
21st district.
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Jabez Leftwich (
Liberty)
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
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18th
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Redistricted from the
14th district and
re-elected in 1823. Lost re-election.
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Nathaniel Claiborne (
Rocky Mount)
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Jacksonian
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March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1835
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19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
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Elected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835. Lost re-election.
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Anti-Jacksonian
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March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
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Archibald Stuart (
Mount Airy)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
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25th
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Elected in 1837. Lost re-election.
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William L. Goggin (
Liberty)
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Whig
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March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
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26th
27th
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Elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841. Lost re-election.
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Henry A. Wise (
Accomac)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1843 – February 12, 1844
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28th
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Elected in 1843. Resigned.
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Vacant
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February 13, 1844 – May 5, 1844
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Thomas H. Bayly (
Accomac)
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Democratic
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May 6, 1844 – March 3, 1853
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28th
29th
30th
31st
32nd
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Elected to finish Wise's term.
Re-elected in 1845.
Re-elected in 1847.
Re-elected in 1849.
Re-elected in 1851. Redistricted to the
1st district.
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William Smith (
Warrenton)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1861
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33rd
34th
35th
36th
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Elected in 1853.
Re-elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859. Resigned.
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Vacant
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March 4, 1861 – May 22, 1861
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37th
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Charles H. Upton (
Falls Church)
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Unionist
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May 23, 1861 – February 27, 1862
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Election invalidated.
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Vacant
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February 28, 1862 – February 15, 1863
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Lewis McKenzie (
Alexandria)
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Unionist
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February 16, 1863 – March 3, 1863
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Elected to finish Upton's term. Lost re-election.
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District inactive
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March 4, 1863 – January 30, 1870
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38th
39th
40th
41st
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Civil War and
Reconstruction
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Lewis McKenzie (
Alexandria)
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Conservative
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January 31, 1870 – March 3, 1871
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41st
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Elected in 1870. Lost re-election.
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Elliott M. Braxton (
Fredericksburg)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
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42nd
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Elected in 1870. Lost re-election.
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John T. Harris (
Harrisonburg)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1881
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43rd
44th
45th
46th
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Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878. Retired.
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John Paul (
Harrisonburg)
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Readjuster
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March 4, 1881 – September 5, 1883
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47th
48th
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Elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882. Appointed
U.S. District Court judge.
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Vacant
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September 6, 1883 – May 4, 1884
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48th
|
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Charles T. O'Ferrall (
Harrisonburg)
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Democratic
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May 5, 1884 – December 28, 1893
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48th
49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd
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Elected to finish Paul's term.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892. Retired to
run for Governor of Virginia.
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Vacant
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December 29, 1893 – January 29, 1894
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53rd
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Smith S. Turner (
Front Royal)
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Democratic
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January 30, 1894 – March 3, 1897
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53rd
54th
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Elected to finish O'Ferrall's term.
Re-elected in 1894. Retired.
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James Hay (
Madison)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1897 – October 1, 1916
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55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
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Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914. Appointed
U.S. Claim Court judge.
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Vacant
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October 2, 1916 – November 6, 1916
|
64th
|
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Thomas W. Harrison (
Winchester)
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Democratic
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November 7, 1916 – December 15, 1922
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64th
65th
66th
67th
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Elected to finish Hay's term.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918. Election invalidated.
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John Paul Jr. (
Harrisonburg)
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Republican
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December 15, 1922 – March 3, 1923
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67th
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Elected in 1922. Lost re-election.
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Thomas W. Harrison (
Winchester)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929
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68th
69th
70th
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Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926. Lost re-election.
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Jacob A. Garber (
Harrisonburg)
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Republican
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March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931
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71st
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Elected in 1928. Lost re-election.
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John W. Fishburne (
Charlottesville)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933
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72nd
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Elected in 1930. Retired.
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District inactive
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March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
|
73rd
|
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Absalom Willis Robertson (
Lexington)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1935 – November 5, 1946
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74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
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Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944. Resigned to
run for U.S. senator.
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Burr Harrison (
Winchester)
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Democratic
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November 5, 1946 – January 3, 1963
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79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
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Elected to finish Robertson's term.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960. Retired.
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John O. Marsh Jr. (
Strasburg)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971
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88th
89th
90th
91st
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Elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968. Retired.
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J. Kenneth Robinson (
Winchester)
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Republican
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January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1985
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92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
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Elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982. Retired.
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D. French Slaughter Jr. (
Culpeper)
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Republican
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January 3, 1985 – November 5, 1991
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99th
100th
101st
102nd
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Elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990. Resigned.
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George F. Allen (
Chesterfield County)
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Republican
|
November 5, 1991 – January 3, 1993
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102nd
|
Elected to finish Slaughter's term. Retired to
run for Governor of Virginia.
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Thomas J. Bliley Jr. (
Richmond)
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Republican
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January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001
|
103rd
104th
105th
106th
|
Redistricted from the
3rd district and
re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998. Retired.
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Eric Cantor (
Henrico County)
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Republican
|
January 3, 2001 – August 18, 2014
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107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
|
Elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012. Lost renomination and then resigned.
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Vacant
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August 18, 2014 – November 4, 2014
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113th
|
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Dave Brat (
Glen Allen)
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Republican
|
November 4, 2014 – January 3, 2019
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113th
114th
115th
|
Elected to finish Cantor's term and
also to the next term.
Re-elected in 2016. Lost re-election.
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Abigail Spanberger (
Glen Allen)
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Democratic
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January 3, 2019 – present
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116th
117th
118th
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Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022. Retiring at end of term to
run for governor of Virginia.
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