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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 Isaac Coles (Coles Hill)
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Anti-Administration
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March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791
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1st
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Elected in 1789. Re-elected in 1790. Retired.
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 Abraham B. Venable (Farmville)
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Anti-Administration
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March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793
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2nd
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Elected in 1790. Redistricted to the 7th district.
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 Isaac Coles (Coles Hill)
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Anti-Administration
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March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795
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3rd 4th
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Elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Retired.
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797
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 Matthew Clay (Richmond)
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803
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5th 6th 7th
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Elected in 1797. Re-elected in 1799. Re-elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 14th district.
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Abram Trigg (Christiansburg)
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1809
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8th 9th 10th
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Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Retired.
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Daniel Sheffey (Wythe County)
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Federalist
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March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1817
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11th 12th 13th 14th
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Elected in 1809. Re-elected in 1811. Re-elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Retired.
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 Alexander Smyth (Wythe County)
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823
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15th 16th 17th
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Elected in 1817. Re-elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 22nd district.
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 George Tucker (Lynchburg)
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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 15th district and re-elected in 1823. Lost re-election.
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Thomas Davenport (Meadville)
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Jackson
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March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833
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19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd
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Elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Re-elected in 1833. Lost re-election.
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Anti-Jackson
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March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
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Walter Coles (Robertsons Store)
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Jackson
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March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
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24th 25th 26th 27th
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Elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 3rd district.
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Democratic
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March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843
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 John W. Jones (Petersburg)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
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28th
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Elected in 1843. Retired.
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 James A. Seddon (Richmond)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
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29th
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Elected in 1845. Retired.
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 John M. Botts (Richmond)
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Whig
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March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
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30th
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Elected in 1847. Lost re-election.
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 James A. Seddon (Richmond)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
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31st
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Elected in 1849. Retired.
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 John S. Caskie (Richmond)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
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32nd
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Elected in 1851. Redistricted to the 3rd district.
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Paulus Powell (Amherst)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859
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33rd 34th 35th
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Elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. Lost re-election.
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Shelton F. Leake (Charlottesville)
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Independent Democratic
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March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
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36th
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Elected in 1859. Retired.
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District inactive
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March 4, 1861 – January 26, 1870
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37th 38th 39th 40th 41st
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Civil War and Reconstruction
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 William Milnes Jr. (Shenandoah Iron Works)
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Conservative
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January 27, 1870 – March 3, 1871
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41st
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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, 1871 – March 3, 1873
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42nd
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Elected in 1870. Redistricted to the 7th district.
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 Thomas Whitehead (Amherst)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
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43rd
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Elected in 1872. Retired.
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 John R. Tucker (Lexington)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1885
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44th 45th 46th 47th 48th
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Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 10th district.
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 John W. Daniel (Lynchburg)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887
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49th
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Elected in 1884. Elected to the U.S. Senate
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 Samuel I. Hopkins (Lynchburg)
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Labor Party
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March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
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50th
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Elected in 1886. Retired.
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 Paul C. Edmunds (Halifax)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895
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51st 52nd 53rd
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Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Retired.
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 Peter J. Otey (Lynchburg)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1895 – May 4, 1902
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54th 55th 56th 57th
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Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Died.
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Vacant
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May 5, 1902 – November 3, 1902
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57th
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 E. Carter Glass (Lynchburg)
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Democratic
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November 4, 1902 – December 16, 1918
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57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th
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Elected to finish Otey's term. Elected the same day to the next term. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. 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 to become U.S. Secretary of Treasury.
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Vacant
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December 17, 1918 – February 24, 1919
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65th
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 James P. Woods (Roanoke)
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Democratic
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February 25, 1919 – March 3, 1923
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65th 66th 67th
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Elected to finish Glass's term. Elected the same day to the next term. Lost re-election.
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 Clifton A. Woodrum (Roanoke)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933
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68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd
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Elected in 1922. Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the at-large seat.
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District inactive
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March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
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73rd
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 Clifton A. Woodrum (Roanoke)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1935 – December 31, 1945
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74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th
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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. Resigned.
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Vacant
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December 31, 1945 – January 22, 1946
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79th
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 J. Lindsay Almond (Roanoke)
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Democratic
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January 22, 1946 – April 17, 1948
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79th 80th
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Elected to finish Woodrum's term. Re-elected in 1946. Elected Attorney General of Virginia.
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Vacant
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April 17, 1948 – November 2, 1948
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80th
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Clarence G. Burton (Lynchburg)
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Democratic
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November 2, 1948 – January 3, 1953
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80th 81st 82nd
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Elected to finish Almond's term. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Lost re-election.
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 Richard H. Poff (Radford)
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Republican
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January 3, 1953 – August 29, 1972
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83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd
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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. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Resigned when appointed Virginia Supreme Court justice.
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Vacant
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August 29, 1972 – November 7, 1972
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92nd
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 M. Caldwell Butler (Roanoke)
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Republican
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November 7, 1972 – January 3, 1983
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92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th
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Elected to finish Poff's term. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired.
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 Jim Olin (Roanoke)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993
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98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd
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Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired.
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 Bob Goodlatte (Roanoke)
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Republican
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January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2019
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103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th
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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. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired.
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 Ben Cline (Fincastle)
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Republican
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January 3, 2019 – present
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116th 117th 118th 119th
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Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.
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