Virginia's 2nd congressional district
Virginia's second congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It currently encompasses all of Accomack, Northampton and York counties, all of the cities of Virginia Beach and Williamsburg and parts of the cities of Norfolk and Hampton, although its boundaries changed greatly over the centuries (it initially encompassed what became West Virginia after the American Civil War). Republican Scott Rigell defeated Democrat Glenn Nye in the November 2, 2010 election, and took his seat January 3, 2011 until 2017, when he was succeeded by Scott Taylor. In the November 6, 2018 election, Democrat Elaine Luria defeated Republican Scott Taylor. It is now considered one of Virginia's most competitive congressional districts.
Virginia's 2nd congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 723,927[2] | ||
Median household income | $74,704[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+3[4] |
2016 redistricting
The Virginia Legislature's 2012 redistricting of the adjacent 3rd district was found unconstitutional and replaced with a court-ordered redistricting on January 16, 2016 for the 2016 elections.[5][6][7][8][9]
Recent results in statewide races
List of members representing the district
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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John Brown |
Anti-Administration | March 4, 1789 – June 1, 1792 |
1st 2nd |
Elected in 1789. Re-elected in 1790. Resigned. |
Vacant | June 2, 1792 – March 3, 1793 |
2nd | ||
Andrew Moore |
Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
3rd 4th |
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Retired. |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | |||
David Holmes |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803 |
5th 6th 7th |
Elected in 1797. Re-elected in 1799. Re-elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
James Stephenson | Federalist | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 |
8th | Elected in 1803. Lost re-election. |
John Morrow | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809 |
9th 10th |
Elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Lost re-election. |
James Stephenson | Federalist | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 |
11th | Elected in 1809. Lost re-election. |
John Baker | Federalist | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
12th | Elected in 1811. Retired. |
Francis White | Federalist | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
13th | Elected in 1813. Lost re-election. |
Magnus Tate | Federalist | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
14th | Elected in 1815. Retired. |
Edward Colston | Federalist | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
15th | Elected in 1817. Lost re-election. |
Thomas Van Swearingen | Federalist | March 4, 1819 – August 19, 1822 |
16th 17th |
Elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Died. |
Vacant | August 19, 1822 – October 28, 1822 |
17th | ||
James Stephenson | Federalist | October 28, 1822 – March 3, 1823 |
Elected to finish Van Swearingen's term and seated December 2, 1822. Redistricted to the 16th district. | |
Arthur Smith | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th | Redistricted from the 20th district and Re-elected in 1823. Retired. |
James Trezvant | Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831 |
19th 20th 21st |
Elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. [data unknown/missing] |
John Y. Mason |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – January 11, 1837 |
22nd 23rd 24th |
[data unknown/missing] Resigned. |
Vacant | January 12, 1837 – March 3, 1837 |
24th | ||
Francis E. Rives | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
25th 26th |
[data unknown/missing] Retired. |
George B. Cary | Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | [data unknown/missing] Retired. |
George Dromgoole |
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – April 27, 1847 |
28th 29th 30th |
[data unknown/missing] Died. |
Vacant | April 27, 1847 – August 5, 1847 |
30th | ||
Richard K. Meade | Democratic | August 5, 1847 – March 3, 1853 |
30th 31st 32nd |
[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination. |
John Millson |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1861 |
33rd 34th 35th 36th |
[data unknown/missing] Retired. |
Inactive | March 4, 1861 – January 26, 1870 |
37th 38th 39th 40th |
Civil War | |
James H. Platt Jr. | Republican | January 27, 1870 – March 3, 1875 |
41st 42nd 43rd |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
John Goode Jr. |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 |
44th 45th 46th |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
John F. Dezendorf |
Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
47th | [data unknown/missing] Retired. |
Harry Libbey |
Readjuster | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th 49th |
[data unknown/missing] |
Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. | ||
George E. Bowden |
Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
50th 51st |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
John W. Lawson |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
52nd | [data unknown/missing] Retired. |
David Gardiner Tyler |
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 |
53rd 54th |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
William A. Young | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – April 26, 1898 |
55th | Election invalidated |
Richard A. Wise |
Republican | April 26, 1898 – March 3, 1899 |
55th | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
William A. Young | Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 12, 1900 |
56th | Election invalidated |
Richard A. Wise |
Republican | March 12, 1900 – December 21, 1900 |
56th | [data unknown/missing] Died. |
Vacant | December 21, 1900 – March 3, 1901 |
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Harry L. Maynard |
Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1911 |
57th 58th 59th 60th 61st |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
Edward E. Holland |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921 |
62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th |
[data unknown/missing] Retired. |
Joseph T. Deal |
Democratic | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929 |
67th 68th 69th 70th |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
Menalcus Lankford | Republican | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 |
71st 72nd |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
District eliminated March 4, 1933 | ||||
District recreated January 3, 1935 | ||||
Colgate Darden | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 |
74th | [data unknown/missing] Lost renomination. |
Norman R. Hamilton |
Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 |
75th | [data unknown/missing] Lost renomination. |
Colgate Darden |
Democratic | January 3, 1939 – March 1, 1941 |
76th 77th |
[data unknown/missing] Resigned to run for Governor of Virginia. |
Vacant | March 1, 1941 – April 8, 1941 |
77th | ||
Winder R. Harris | Democratic | April 8, 1941 – September 15, 1944 |
77th 78th |
Elected to finish Darden's term. Re-elected in 1942. Resigned. |
Vacant | September 15, 1944 – November 7, 1944 |
78th | ||
Ralph H. Daughton |
Democratic | November 7, 1944 – January 3, 1947 |
78th 79th |
Elected to finish Harris' term. Simultaneously elected to a full term in 1944. Lost renomination. |
Porter Hardy Jr. |
Democratic | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1969 |
80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th |
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. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Retired. |
G. William Whitehurst |
Republican | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1987 |
91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th |
Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired. |
Owen B. Pickett |
Democratic | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2001 |
100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th |
Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Retired. |
Ed Schrock |
Republican | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2005 |
107th 108th |
Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Retired. |
Thelma Drake |
Republican | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2009 |
109th 110th |
Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Lost re-election. |
Glenn Nye |
Democratic | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
111th | Elected in 2008. Lost re-election. |
Scott Rigell |
Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 |
112th 113th 114th |
Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired. |
Scott Taylor |
Republican | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 |
115th | Elected in 2016. Lost re-election. |
Elaine Luria |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 – Present |
116th 117th |
Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
Election results
1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | G. William Whitehurst (Incumbent) | 97,319 | 89.84% | |
Independent | Kenneth P. Morrison | 11,003 | 10.16% | |
Write-in | 6 | 0.01% | ||
Total votes | 108,328 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | G. William Whitehurst (Incumbent) | 78,108 | 99.88% | |
Write-in | 97 | 0.12% | ||
Total votes | 78,205 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | G. William Whitehurst (Incumbent) | 136,632 | 99.81% | |
Write-in | 256 | 0.19% | ||
Total votes | 136,888 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Owen B. Pickett | 54,491 | 49.46% | |||
Republican | A. Joe Canada Jr. | 46,137 | 41.88% | |||
Independent | Stephen P. Shao | 9,492 | 8.62% | |||
Write-in | 49 | 0.04% | ||||
Total votes | 110,169 | 100% | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Owen B. Pickett (Incumbent) | 106,666 | 60.53% | |
Republican | Jerry R. Curry | 62,564 | 35.51% | |
Independent | Stephen P. Shao | 4,255 | 2.41% | |
Independent | Robert A. Smith | 2,691 | 1.53% | |
Write-in | 32 | 0.02% | ||
Total votes | 176,208 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Owen B. Pickett (Incumbent) | 55,179 | 74.95% | |
Independent | Harry G. Broskie | 15,915 | 21.62% | |
Write-in | 2,524 | 3.43% | ||
Total votes | 73,618 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Owen B. Pickett (Incumbent) | 99,253 | 56.03% | |
Republican | J. L. Chapman IV | 77,797 | 43.92% | |
Write-in | 83 | 0.05% | ||
Total votes | 177,133 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Owen B. Pickett (Incumbent) | 81,372 | 59.05% | |
Republican | J. L. Chapman IV | 56,375 | 40.91% | |
Write-in | 55 | 0.04% | ||
Total votes | 137,802 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Owen B. Pickett (Incumbent) | 106,215 | 64.77% | |
Republican | John F. Tate | 57,586 | 35.11% | |
Write-in | 195 | 0.12% | ||
Total votes | 163,996 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Owen B. Pickett (Incumbent) | 67,975 | 94.29% | |
Write-in | 4,116 | 5.71% | ||
Total votes | 72,091 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Edward L. Schrock | 97,856 | 51.96% | |||
Democratic | Jody M. Wagner | 90,328 | 47.96% | |||
Write-in | 145 | 0.08% | ||||
Total votes | 188,329 | 100% | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Edward L. Schrock (Incumbent) | 103,807 | 83.15% | |
Green | D. C. Amarasinghe | 20,589 | 16.49% | |
Write-in | 450 | 0.36% | ||
Total votes | 124,846 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thelma D. Drake | 132,946 | 55.08% | |
Democratic | David B. Ashe | 108,180 | 44.82% | |
Write-in | 254 | 0.11% | ||
Total votes | 241,380 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thelma D. Drake (Incumbent) | 88,777 | 51.27% | |
Democratic | Phil Kellam | 83,901 | 48.45% | |
Write-in | 481 | 0.28% | ||
Total votes | 173,159 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Glenn Nye | 141,857 | 52.40% | |||
Republican | Thelma D. Drake (Incumbent) | 128,486 | 47.46% | |||
Write-in | 368 | 0.14% | ||||
Total votes | 270,711 | 100% | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | E. Scott Rigell | 88,340 | 53.12% | |||
Democratic | Glenn Nye (Incumbent) | 70,591 | 42.45% | |||
Independent | Kenny E. Golden | 7,194 | 4.33% | |||
Write-in | 164 | 0.10% | ||||
Total votes | 166,289 | 100% | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | E. Scott Rigell (Incumbent) | 166,231 | 53.76% | |
Democratic | Paul O. Hirschbiel, Jr. | 142,548 | 46.10% | |
Write-in | 443 | 0.14% | ||
Total votes | 309,222 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | E. Scott Rigell (Incumbent) | 101,558 | 58.68% | |
Democratic | Suzanne Patrick | 71,178 | 41.13% | |
Write-in | 324 | 0.19% | ||
Total votes | 173,060 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Scott Taylor | 190,475 | 61.33% | |
Democratic | Shaun D. Brown | 119,440 | 38.46% | |
Write-in | 652 | 0.21% | ||
Total votes | 310,567 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Elaine Luria | 139,571 | 51.05% | |||
Republican | Scott Taylor (Incumbent) | 133,458 | 48.81% | |||
Write-in | 371 | 0.14% | ||||
Total votes | 273,400 | 100.00% | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Elaine Luria (Incumbent) | 185,733 | 51.55% | |
Republican | Scott Taylor | 165,031 | 45.81% | |
Independent | David Foster | 9,170 | 2.55% | |
Write-in | 343 | 0.10% | ||
Total votes | 360,277 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Historical district boundaries
See also
- Virginia's congressional districts
- List of United States congressional districts
- United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2008#District 2
- Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2006
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