1801 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
| Elections in Virginia |
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Only ten of the nineteen Virginia incumbents were re-elected.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia 1 | Robert Page
|
Federalist | 1799
|
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Phillip C. Pendleton (Federalist) 40.7%
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| Virginia 2 | David Holmes | Democratic-Republican | 1797
|
Incumbent re-elected. | √ David Holmes[Note 1] (Democratic-Republican) Alexander Sinclair (Federalist) |
| Virginia 3 | George Jackson
|
Democratic-Republican | 1799
|
Incumbent re-elected. | √ (Federalist) |
| Virginia 4 | Abram Trigg | Democratic-Republican | 1797
|
Incumbent re-elected. | √ Abram Trigg[Note 1] (Democratic-Republican) |
| Virginia 5 | John J. Trigg
|
Democratic-Republican | 1797
|
Incumbent re-elected. | √ John J. Trigg[Note 1] (Democratic-Republican)
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| Virginia 6 | Matthew Clay | Democratic-Republican | 1797
|
Incumbent re-elected. | √ Matthew Clay[Note 1] (Democratic-Republican) |
| Virginia 7 | John Randolph | Democratic-Republican | 1799
|
Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Randolph[Note 1] (Democratic-Republican) |
| Virginia 8 | Samuel Goode | Federalist | 1799
|
Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Thomas Claiborne[Note 1] (Democratic-Republican)
|
| Virginia 9 | Joseph Eggleston | Democratic-Republican | 1798 (Special)
|
Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ William B. Giles[Note 1] (Democratic-Republican) |
| Virginia 10 | Edwin Gray | Democratic-Republican | 1799
|
Incumbent re-elected. | √ Edwin Gray[Note 1] (Democratic-Republican) Nicholas Faulcon (Democratic-Republican) |
| Virginia 11 | Josiah Parker | Federalist | 1789
|
Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Thomas Newton Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 93.6% John Niveson (Federalist) 5.7% Josiah Parker (Federalist) 0.7% |
| Virginia 12 | Thomas Evans
|
Federalist | 1797
|
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
√ John Stratton[Note 1] (Federalist) John Page (Democratic-Republican) |
| Virginia 13 | Littleton Waller Tazewell | Democratic-Republican | 1800 (Special)
|
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ John Clopton[Note 1] (Democratic-Republican) Samuel Tyler (Democratic-Republican) |
| Virginia 14 | Samuel J. Cabell
|
Democratic-Republican | 1795
|
Incumbent re-elected. | √ Samuel J. Cabell[Note 1] (Democratic-Republican)
|
| Virginia 15 | John Dawson
|
Democratic-Republican | 1797
|
Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Dawson[Note 1] (Democratic-Republican)
|
| Virginia 16 | Anthony New | Democratic-Republican | 1793
|
Incumbent re-elected. | √ Anthony New[Note 1] (Democratic-Republican) Carter Braxton James M. Garnett (Democratic-Republican) Tunstall Banks Andrew Monroe Richard Banks Archibald Petetrie |
| Virginia 17 | Leven Powell | Federalist | 1799
|
Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ (Federalist) Joseph Lane Samuel Clapham |
| Virginia 18 | John Nicholas | Democratic-Republican | 1793
|
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Philip R. Thompson[Note 1] (Democratic-Republican) John Blackwell (Federalist) |
| Virginia 19 | Henry Lee | Federalist | 1799
|
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ John Taliaferro (Democratic-Republican) 63.0% John Taylor (Federalist) 37.0% |
References
See also
- List of United States representatives from Virginia
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1800 and 1801