1795 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
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Elections in Virginia |
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Sixteen of the nineteen Virginia incumbents were re-elected.
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Virginia 1 | Robert Rutherford | Anti-Administration | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Robert Rutherford (Democratic-Republican)[1] Daniel Morgan (Federalist) |
Virginia 2 | Andrew Moore | Anti-Administration | 1789 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Andrew Moore (Democratic-Republican)[1] |
Virginia 3 | Joseph Neville | Anti-Administration | 1793 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ George Jackson (Democratic-Republican)[1] Joseph Neville (Democratic-Republican) Thomas Wilson John Skidmore |
Virginia 4 | Francis Preston | Anti-Administration | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Francis Preston (Democratic-Republican)[1] Arthur Campbell |
Virginia 5 | George Hancock | Pro-Administration | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Federalist gain. |
√ George Hancock (Federalist)[1] |
Virginia 6 | Isaac Coles | Anti-Administration | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Isaac Coles (Democratic-Republican)[1] Simon Crae MacMahon Matthew Clay (Democratic-Republican) |
Virginia 7 | Abraham B. Venable | Anti-Administration | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Abraham B. Venable (Democratic-Republican) 61.0% Thomas Woodson 19.8% Joseph Wyatt 18.9% Peter Johnson 0.2% William Wilson 0.1% |
Virginia 8 | Thomas Claiborne | Anti-Administration | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Thomas Claiborne (Democratic-Republican)[1] Jesse Brown Samuel Hopkins Samuel Goode (Democratic-Republican) Sterling Edmunds |
Virginia 9 | William B. Giles | Anti-Administration | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ William B. Giles (Democratic-Republican)[1] |
Virginia 10 | Carter B. Harrison | Anti-Administration | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Carter B. Harrison (Democratic-Republican)[1] |
Virginia 11 | Josiah Parker | Pro-Administration | 1789 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Federalist gain. |
√ Josiah Parker (Federalist)[1] Robert Cowper |
Virginia 12 | John Page | Anti-Administration | 1789 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ John Page (Democratic-Republican)[1] |
Virginia 13 | Samuel Griffin | Pro-Administration | 1789 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. The loser unsuccessfully contested the election. |
√ John Clopton (Democratic-Republican)[1] Burwell Bassett (Democratic-Republican) Miles Selden Meriwether Jones |
Virginia 14 | Francis Walker | Anti-Administration | 1793 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Samuel J. Cabell (Democratic-Republican)[1] |
Virginia 15 | James Madison Jr. | Anti-Administration | 1789 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ James Madison Jr. (Democratic-Republican)[1] |
Virginia 16 | Anthony New | Anti-Administration | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Anthony New (Democratic-Republican)[1] |
Virginia 17 | Richard Bland Lee | Pro-Administration | 1789 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Richard Brent (Democratic-Republican)[1] Richard Bland Lee (P) |
Virginia 18 | John Nicholas | Anti-Administration | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ John Nicholas (Democratic-Republican)[1] |
Virginia 19 | John Heath | Anti-Administration | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ John Heath (Democratic-Republican)[1] |
References
[edit]See also
[edit]- List of United States representatives from Virginia
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1794 and 1795