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List of United States senators from Virginia

List of United States senators from Virginia

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Virginia has sent senators to the U.S. Senate since 1789. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union, but senators representing its western counties continued to sit until March 1865. Virginia's Senate seats were again filled from January 1870. Virginia's current senators are Democrats Mark Warner and Tim Kaine. Harry F. Byrd was Virginia's longest-serving senator (1933–1965).

Current delegation
Mark Warner (D)
Tim Kaine (D)

List of senators

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References

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    On Aug 11, 1804, the governor of Virginia appointed William Giles to the class 1 vacancy and Andrew Moore to the class 2 vacancy. Before either had taken the oath of office, the legislature elected Giles to fill the class 2 vacancy and Moore to the class 1 vacancy, thus reversing who would take which seat.
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    "Virginia 1809 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 18, 2018., citing United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). Jan 16, 1809.
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    Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, (1774–2005), "Official Annotated Membership Roster by State with Vacancy and Special Election Information for the 37th Congress Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine".
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    James M. Mason and Robert M. T. Hunter "withdrew" from the Senate on Mar 28, 1861, with other senators sympathetic to the Confederacy. They were both expelled by a resolution of Jul 11, 1861.
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    Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, (1774–2005), "Official Annotated Membership Roster by State with Vacancy and Special Election Information for the 38th Congress Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine".
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    Segar and Underwood were not seated on the premise that the Union-friendly legislature was illegitimate despite having seated Bowden and Carlile based credentials from the same legislature. In reality, the Senate refused because it did not want to set a precedent for easing reentry of Confederate states. See "Musical Chairs (1861–1869)". United States Senate. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
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    Byrd, p. 180.
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    ""TWO VIRGINIA SENATORS ELECTED"". The New York Times. December 20, 1893.
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    Sen. Jim Webb announces retirement plans Washington Post. Feb 9, 2011.
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