Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
District established March 4, 1789 |
Josiah Parker (Macclesfield) | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 | 1st 2nd | Elected in 1789. Re-elected in 1790. Elected to Virginia 11th District |
Thomas Claiborne (Brunswick County) | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | 3rd 4th 5th | Elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Re-elected in 1797. Lost re-election. |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799 |
Samuel Goode (Chesterfield County) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 | 6th | Elected in 1799. [data missing] |
Thomas Claiborne (Brunswick County) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 | 7th | Elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 17th district. |
Walter Jones (Hayfield) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1811 | 8th 9th 10th 11th | Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Re-elected in 1809. Retired. |
John Hungerford (Leedstown) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1811 – November 29, 1811 | 12th | Elected in 1811. Lost election contest. |
John Taliaferro (Fredericksburg) | Democratic-Republican | November 29, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | 12th | Won election contest. Redistricted to the 9th district and lost re-election. |
Joseph Lewis Jr. (Upperville) | Federalist | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 | 13th 14th | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Retired. |
Charles F. Mercer (Aldie) | Federalist | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823 | 15th 16th 17th | Elected in 1817. Re-elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 14th district. |
Burwell Bassett (Williamsburg) | Democratic-Republican (Crawford) | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th 19th 20th | Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Lost re-election. |
Jackson | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 |
Richard Coke Jr. (Williamsburg) | Jackson | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 | 21st 22nd | Elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Retired. |
Henry A. Wise (Accomac) | Jackson | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th | Elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 |
Willoughby Newton (Hague) | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | 28th | Elected in 1843. Lost re-election. |
Robert M. T. Hunter (Lloyds) | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | 29th | Elected in 1845. Elected to U.S. Senate |
Richard L. T. Beale (Hague) | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | 30th | Elected in 1847. Retired. |
Alexander R. Holladay (Mansfield) | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | 31st 32nd | Elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. Retired. |
Charles J. Faulkner, Sr. (Martinsburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859 | 33rd 34th 35th | Elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. Appointed Minister to France. |
Alexander R. Boteler (Shepherdstown) | Opposition | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | 36th | Elected in 1859. Retired. |
District inactive | March 4, 1861 – January 28, 1870 | 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st | Civil War and Reconstruction |
James K. Gibson (Abingdon) | Conservative | January 28, 1870 – March 3, 1871 | 41st | Elected in 1870. Retired. |
William Terry (Wytheville) | Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | 42nd | Elected in 1870. Lost re-election. |
Eppa Hunton (Warrenton) | Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1881 | 43rd 44th 45th 46th | Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Retired. |
John S. Barbour Jr. (Alexandria) | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887 | 47th 48th 49th | Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Retired. |
William H. F. Lee (Ravensworth) | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – October 15, 1891 | 50th 51st 52nd | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Died. |
Vacant | October 16, 1891 – December 8, 1891 | 52nd | |
Elisha E. Meredith (Brentsville) | Democratic | December 9, 1891 – March 3, 1897 | 52nd 53rd 54th | Elected to finish Lee's term. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Retired. |
John F. Rixey (Brandy) | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – February 8, 1907 | 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Died. |
Vacant | February 9, 1907 – November 4, 1907 | 59th 60th | |
Charles C. Carlin (Alexandria) | Democratic | November 5, 1907 – March 3, 1919 | 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th | Elected to finish Rixley's term. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Resigned. |
Vacant | March 4, 1919 – April 26, 1919 | 66th | |
R. Walton Moore (Fairfax) | Democratic | April 27, 1919 – March 3, 1931 | 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st | Elected to finish Carlin's term. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Retired. |
Howard W. Smith (Alexandria) | Democratic | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | 72nd | Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the at-large seat. |
District inactive | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | 73rd | |
Howard W. Smith (Broad Run) | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1967 | 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th | Redistricted from the at-large seat and re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. 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. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Lost re-election. |
William L. Scott (Fairfax) | Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | 90th 91st 92nd | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Elected to U.S. Senate. |
Stanford Parris (Fairfax Station) | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | 93rd | Elected in 1972. Lost re-election. |
Herbert E. Harris (Alexandria) | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 | 94th 95th 96th | Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Lost re-election. |
Stanford Parris (Fairfax Station) | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991 | 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st | Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Lost re-election. |
Jim Moran (Alexandria) | Democratic | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2015 | 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th | Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-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. Retired. |
Don Beyer (Alexandria) | Democratic | January 3, 2015 – present | 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |