Representative |
Party |
Term |
Cong ress |
Electoral history |
District established March 4, 1789 |
Andrew Moore (Lexington) |
Anti-Administration |
March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 |
1st 2nd |
Elected in 1789. Re-elected in 1790. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
Joseph Neville (Moorefield) |
Anti-Administration |
March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
3rd |
Elected in 1793. Lost re-election. |
George Jackson |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 |
4th |
Elected in 1795. Lost re-election. |
James Machir |
Federalist |
March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 |
5th |
Elected in 1797. Retired. |
George Jackson |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803 |
6th 7th |
Elected in 1799. Re-elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 1st district and retired. |
John Smith (Winchester) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1815 |
8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th |
Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Re-elected in 1809. Re-elected in 1811. Re-elected in 1813. Retired. |
Henry S. Tucker (Winchester) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819 |
14th 15th |
Elected in 1815. Re-elected in 1817. Retired. |
Jared Williams (Newton) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823 |
16th 17th |
Elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 17th district. |
William S. Archer (Elk Hill) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd |
Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Re-elected in 1833. Lost re-election. |
Jacksonian |
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1835 |
John W. Jones (Petersburg) |
Jacksonian |
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th 25th 26th 27th |
Elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
Democratic |
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 |
Walter Coles (Robertsons Store) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th |
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1843. Retired. |
William M. Tredway (Danville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th |
Elected in 1845. Lost re-election. |
Thomas S. Flournoy (Halifax) |
Whig |
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th |
Elected in 1847. Lost re-election. |
Thomas H. Averett (Halifax) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
31st 32nd |
Elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. Lost re-election. |
John S. Caskie (Richmond) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859 |
33rd 34th 35th |
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. Lost re-election. |
Daniel C. DeJarnette Sr. (Bowling Green) |
Independent Democratic |
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
36th |
Elected in 1859. Resigned. |
District inactive |
March 4, 1861 – January 27, 1870 |
37th 38th 39th 40th |
Civil War and Reconstruction |
Charles H. Porter (Richmond) |
Republican |
January 27, 1870 – March 3, 1873 |
41st 42nd |
Elected in 1870. Retired. |
John A. Smith (Richmond) |
Republican |
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd |
Elected in 1872. Lost re-election. |
Gilbert C. Walker (Richmond) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
44th 45th |
Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Retired. |
Joseph E. Johnston (Longwood) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
46th |
Elected in 1878. Retired. |
George D. Wise (Richmond) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1881 – April 11, 1890 |
47th 48th 49th 50th 51st |
Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Election invalidated. |
Edmund Waddill Jr. (Richmond) |
Republican |
April 12, 1890 – March 3, 1891 |
51st |
Elected in 1890. Retired. |
George D. Wise (Richmond) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 |
52nd 53rd |
Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Retired. |
Tazewell Ellett (Richmond) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
54th |
Elected in 1894. Lost re-election. |
John Lamb (Richmond) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1913 |
55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd |
Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Lost re-election. |
Andrew J. Montague (Richmond) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1933 |
63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the at-large seat. |
District inactive |
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd |
|
Andrew J. Montague (Richmond) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1935 – January 24, 1937 |
74th 75th |
Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Died. |
Vacant |
January 24, 1937 – November 2, 1937 |
75th |
|
David E. Satterfield Jr. (Richmond) |
Democratic |
November 2, 1937 – February 15, 1945 |
75th 76th 77th 78th 79th |
Elected to finish Montague's term. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Resigned. |
Vacant |
February 15, 1945 – March 6, 1945 |
79th |
|
J. Vaughan Gary (Richmond) |
Democratic |
March 6, 1945 – January 3, 1965 |
79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th |
Elected to finish Satterfield's term. 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. Retired. |
David E. Satterfield III (Richmond) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1981 |
89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th |
Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Retired. |
Thomas J. Bliley Jr. (Richmond) |
Republican |
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1993 |
97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
Robert C. Scott (Newport News) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1993 – present |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th |
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. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |