United States congressional delegations from Virginia
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates These are tables of congressional delegations from Virginia to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Virginia's current U.S. Senators are Democrats Mark Warner (serving since 2009) and Tim Kaine (serving since 2013). Virginia is allotted 11 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives; currently, 6 seats are held by Democrats and 5 seats are held by Republicans.
The current dean of the Virginia delegation is Representative Bobby Scott (VA-3), having served in the House since 1993.
United States Senate
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| Party | Template:Party shading/Text/Democratic | Template:Party shading/Text/Democratic | |||
| Incumbent since | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2009 | |||
U.S. House of Representatives
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Current members
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1789 – 1793: 10 seats
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rowspan=4 Template:Party cell | Alexander White (PA) |
rowspan=3 Template:Party cell |John Brown (AA) | rowspan=4 Template:Party cell | Andrew Moore (AA) |
rowspan=4 Template:Party cell | Richard Bland Lee (PA) |
rowspan=4 Template:Party cell | James Madison (AA) |
rowspan=2 Template:Party cell | Isaac Coles (AA) |
rowspan=4 Template:Party cell | John Page (AA) |
rowspan=4 Template:Party cell | Josiah Parker (AA) |
Template:Party cell | Theodorick Bland (AA) |
rowspan=2 Template:Party cell | Samuel Griffin (PA) |
| rowspan=3 Template:Party cell | William Branch Giles (AA) | ||||||||||
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rowspan=2 Template:Party cell | Abraham B. Venable (AA) |
rowspan=2 Template:Party cell | Samuel Griffin (AA) | ||||||||
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1793 – 1803: 19 seats
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1803 – 1813: 22 seats
1813 – 1823: 23 seats
1823 – 1833: 22 seats
1833 – 1843: 21 seats
1843 – 1853: 15 seats
1853 – 1863: 13 seats
1863 – 1873: 8 seats
The 1860 census allotted 11 seats to Virginia, but 3 were assigned to West Virginia, established in 1863. Virginia was left with 8 seats.<ref name="House History">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> For most of this decade, however, Virginian representatives were not seated in Congress because of Virginia's secession in the Civil War. After January 26, 1870, Virginia was allowed to seat members. The state convention called for a ninth seat, at-large, but the House rejected the credentials of its claimant, Joseph Segar.<ref name=clerk41>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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| Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | Richard S. Ayer (R) |
Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | James H. Platt Jr. (R) |
Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | Charles H. Porter (R) |
rowspan=2 Template:Party cell | George Booker (Con) |
Template:Party cell | Robert Ridgway (Con) | rowspan=2 Template:Party cell | William Milnes Jr. (Con) |
rowspan=2 Template:Party cell | Lewis McKenzie (Con) |
rowspan=2 Template:Party cell | James K. Gibson (Con) | |
| rowspan=2 Template:Party cell | Richard T. W. Duke (Con) | ||||||||
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Template:Party cell | John Critcher (D) |
Template:Party cell | William H. H. Stowell (R) |
Template:Party cell | John T. Harris (D) |
Template:Party cell | Elliott M. Braxton (D) |
Template:Party cell | William Terry (D) | |||
1873 – 1883: 9 seats
Following the 1870 census, Virginia was allotted 9 seats.
1883 – 1933: 10 seats
After the 1880 census, Virginia gained one seat. For the 48th Congress, a new at-large seat was added to the 9 districts. Starting in the 49th Congress, however, the state was redistricted into 10 districts.
1933 – 1953: 9 seats
After the 1930 census, Virginia lost one seat. For the 73rd Congress (1933–1935), all nine representatives were elected at-large statewide. In all subsequent Congresses, representatives were elected from districts.
1953 – 1993: 10 seats
In 1953, Virginia gained one seat.
1993 – present: 11 seats
In 1993, Virginia gained one more seat, with no subsequent changes since 2003.
Key
See also
- List of United States congressional districts
- Virginia's congressional districts
- Political party strength in Virginia
Notes
References
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