Virginia’s 2nd congressional district – Wikipedia

Representative Party Years Cong
ress Electoral history
John Brown Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 –
June 1, 1792 1st
2nd Elected in 1789.
Re-elected in 1790.
Resigned. Vacant June 2, 1792 –
March 3, 1793 2nd
Andrew Moore Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795 3rd
4th Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1793.
Re-elected in 1795.
Retired. Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797
David Holmes Democratic-Republican March 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1803 5th
6th
7th Elected in 1797.
Re-elected in 1799.
Re-elected in 1801.
Redistricted to the 4th district. James Stephenson Federalist March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805 8th Elected in 1803.
Lost re-election. John Morrow Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1809 9th
10th Elected in 1805.
Re-elected in 1807.
Lost re-election. James Stephenson Federalist March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811 11th Elected in 1809.
Lost re-election. John Baker Federalist March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813 12th Elected in 1811.
Retired. Francis White Federalist March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815 13th Elected in 1813.
Lost re-election. Magnus Tate Federalist March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817 14th Elected in 1815.
Retired. Edward Colston Federalist March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819 15th Elected in 1817.
Lost re-election. Thomas Van Swearingen Federalist March 4, 1819 –
August 19, 1822 16th
17th Elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1821.
Died. Vacant August 19, 1822 –
October 28, 1822 17th James Stephenson Federalist October 28, 1822 –
March 3, 1823 Elected to finish Van Swearingen’s term and seated December 2, 1822.
Redistricted to the 16th district. Arthur Smith Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825 18th Redistricted from the 20th district and Re-elected in 1823.
Retired. James Trezvant Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1831 19th
20th
21st Elected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
[data unknown/missing]
John Y. Mason Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
January 11, 1837 22nd
23rd
24th Elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Resigned. Vacant January 12, 1837 –
March 3, 1837 24th Francis E. Rives Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841 25th
26th Elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Retired. George B. Cary Democratic March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843 27th Elected in 1841.
Retired.
George Dromgoole Democratic March 4, 1843 –
April 27, 1847 28th
29th
30th Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1845.
Died. Vacant April 27, 1847 –
August 5, 1847 30th Richard K. Meade Democratic August 5, 1847 –
March 3, 1853 30th
31st
32nd Elected to finish Dromgoole’s term.
Re-elected in 1847.
Re-elected in 1849.
Re-elected in 1851.
Lost renomination.
John Millson Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1861 33rd
34th
35th
36th Elected in 1853.
Re-elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
Retired. Inactive March 4, 1861 –
January 26, 1870 37th
38th
39th
40th Civil War James H. Platt Jr. Republican January 27, 1870 –
March 3, 1875 41st
42nd
43rd Elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Lost re-election.
John Goode Jr. Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1881 44th
45th
46th Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Lost re-election.
John F. Dezendorf Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883 47th Elected in 1880.
Retired.
Harry Libbey Readjuster March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885 48th
49th Elected in 1882.
[data unknown/missing] Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887 Elected in 1884.
Lost re-election.
George E. Bowden Republican March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891 50th
51st Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Lost re-election.
John W. Lawson Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893 52nd Elected in 1890.
Retired.
David Gardiner Tyler Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897 53rd
54th Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Lost re-election. William A. Young Democratic March 4, 1897 –
April 26, 1898 55th Election invalidated.
Richard A. Wise Republican April 26, 1898 –
March 3, 1899 55th Elected in 1898.
Lost re-election. William A. Young Democratic March 4, 1899 –
March 12, 1900 56th Election invalidated
Richard A. Wise Republican March 12, 1900 –
December 21, 1900 56th Elected in 1900.
Died. Vacant December 21, 1900 –
March 3, 1901
Harry L. Maynard Democratic March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1911 57th
58th
59th
60th
61st Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Lost re-election.
Edward E. Holland Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1921 62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Retired.
Joseph T. Deal Democratic March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1929 67th
68th
69th
70th Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Lost re-election. Menalcus Lankford Republican March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1933 71st
72nd Elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election. District eliminated March 4, 1933 District recreated January 3, 1935 Colgate Darden Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937 74th Elected in 1934.
Lost renomination.
Norman R. Hamilton Democratic January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939 75th Elected in 1936.
Lost renomination.
Colgate Darden Democratic January 3, 1939 –
March 1, 1941 76th
77th Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Resigned to run for Governor of Virginia. Vacant March 1, 1941 –
April 8, 1941 77th Winder R. Harris Democratic April 8, 1941 –
September 15, 1944 77th
78th Elected to finish Darden’s term.
Re-elected in 1942.
Resigned. Vacant September 15, 1944 –
November 7, 1944 78th
Ralph H. Daughton Democratic November 7, 1944 –
January 3, 1947 78th
79th Elected to finish Harris’ term.
Simultaneously elected to a full term in 1944.
Lost renomination.
Porter Hardy Jr. Democratic January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1969 80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th 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.
Re-elected in 1966.
Retired.
G. William Whitehurst Republican January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1987 91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th Elected in 1968.
Re-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.
Re-elected in 1984.
Retired.
Owen B. Pickett Democratic January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 2001 100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Retired.
Ed Schrock Republican January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2005 107th
108th Elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Retired.
Thelma Drake
(Norfolk) Republican January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2009 109th
110th Elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Lost re-election.
Glenn Nye
(Norfolk) Democratic January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011 111th Elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.
Scott Rigell
(Virginia Beach) Republican January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2017 112th
113th
114th Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired.
Scott Taylor
(Virginia Beach) Republican January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019 115th Elected in 2016.
Lost re-election.
Elaine Luria
(Norfolk) Democratic January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2023 116th
117th Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Lost re-election.
Jen Kiggans
(Virginia Beach) Republican January 3, 2023 –
Present 118th Elected in 2022.