1801 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
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Elections in Virginia |
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Only ten of the nineteen Virginia incumbents were re-elected.
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Virginia 1 | Robert Page | Federalist | 1799 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ John Smith (Democratic-Republican) 59.3% Phillip C. Pendleton (Federalist) 40.7% |
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. | √ George Jackson[Note 1] (Democratic-Republican) Jonathan J. Jacobs (Federalist) Skidmore[Note 2] (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) |
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. |
√ Richard Brent[Note 1] (Democratic-Republican) Leven Powell (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
[edit]See also
[edit]- List of United States representatives from Virginia
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1800 and 1801