Virginia's 1st congressional district
Virginia's first congressional district is a United States congressional district in the commonwealth of Virginia. It is a district with many upper middle class people in the Northern portion of the district and rural middle class people in the southern.
Virginia's 1st congressional district | |||
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![]() Virginia's 1st congressional district boundaries from January 3, 2013 to January 3, 2017.
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2016) | 776,836[2] | ||
Median income | $88,049[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+8[4] |
Virginian politicians now sometimes refer to it as "America's First District" since during the 20th century it included Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the New World. However, Jamestown Island and the historic settlement were redistricted to the 2nd congressional district in 2017.[5][6][7] Moreover, in the 18th and early 19th century, it comprised northwestern Virginia (that became Frederick County, Virginia as well as the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia after the American Civil War). For years, the first district also included the other two points of the Historic Triangle–Williamsburg, the longtime capital of the colony, and Yorktown, where the decisive battle of the Revolutionary War was fought.[8][9] The district continues to include major military installations, and has been represented by Republican Rob Wittman since 2007.
2016 redistricting

As of 2016, the adjacent 3rd district has been ruled unconstitutional. New districts have been drawn. [10][11]
Recent results in statewide elections
Year | Office | Results |
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1996 | President | Dole 52%–40%[12] |
Senator | Warner 58%–42%[13] | |
1997 | Governor | Gilmore 60%–38%[14] |
Lieutenant Governor | Hager 55%–40%[15] | |
Attorney General | Earley 62%–38%[16] | |
2000 | President | Bush 58%–39%[17] |
Senator | Allen 56%–44%[18] | |
2001 | Governor | Earley 51%–49%[19] |
Lieutenant Governor | Katzen 53%–46%[20] | |
Attorney General | Kilgore 66%–34%[21] | |
2002 | Senator | Warner 85%–8%–6%[22] |
2004 | President | Bush 60%–39%[23] |
2005 | Governor | Kilgore 51%–46%[24] |
Lieutenant Governor | Bolling 56%–43%[25] | |
Attorney General | McDonnell 56%–44%[26] | |
2006 | Senator | Allen 54%–44%[27] |
2008 | President | McCain 51%–48%[28] |
Senator | Warner 61%–37%[29] | |
2009 | Governor | McDonnell 65%–35%[30] |
Lieutenant Governor | Bolling 62%–38%[31] | |
Attorney General | Cuccinelli 58%–42%[32] | |
2012 | President | Romney 53%–45%[33] |
Senator | Allen 53%–47%[34] | |
2013 | Governor | Cuccinelli 52%–41%–6%[35] |
Lieutenant Governor | Jackson 51%–49%[36] | |
Attorney General | Obenshain 56%–44%[37] | |
2014 | Senator | Gillespie 56%–42%[38] |
2016 | President | Trump 53%–40% [39] |
2017 | Governor | Gillespie 54%–44%[40] |
2018 | Senator | Stewart 49%–48%[41] |
Area covered
It covers all or part of the following political subdivisions:
Counties
Historic district boundaries

The Virginia First District started in 1788 covering the counties of Berkeley, Frederick, Hampshire, Hardy, Harrison, Monongalia, Ohio, Randolph and Shenandoah.[42] Of these only Shenandoah and Frederick Counties are in Virginia today; the rest are now part of West Virginia. The modern counties of Clarke, Warren and most of Page as well as the independent city of Winchester were included as part of Frederick and Shenandoah counties in 1788. In West Virginia all the current state north and east of a generalized line running from Wood County to Pocahontas County was in the congressional district. The one exception was that Pendleton County, West Virginia was in Virginia's 3rd congressional district.
In the redistribution which followed the 1850 census (in force 1853–1863), the First District comprised sixteen counties in eastern Virginia. The counties included (amongst others) Accomack, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Richmond, Warwick and Westmoreland. In an 1862 Union special election three out of the sixteen counties in the Union district supplied returns.
The First District is noted for its strong presence of military institutions, including the Naval Surface Warfare Center. Increasing numbers of military and retired voters have swung the district to the right.[43]
Recent election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | JoAnn Davis | 151,344 | 57.5 | |
Democratic | Lawrence A. Davies | 97,399 | 37.0 | |
Independent | Sharon A. Wood | 9,652 | 3.7 | |
Independent | Josh Billings | 4,082 | 1.6 | |
Write-ins | 537 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 263,014 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | JoAnn Davis (Incumbent) | 113,168 | 95.9 | |
Write-ins | 4,829 | 4.1 | ||
Total votes | 117,997 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | JoAnn Davis (Incumbent) | 225,071 | 78.6 | |
Independent | William A. Lee | 57,434 | 20.0 | |
Write-ins | 4,029 | 1.4 | ||
Total votes | 286,534 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | JoAnn Davis (Incumbent) | 143,889 | 63.0 | |
Democratic | Shawn M. O'Donnell | 81,083 | 35.5 | |
Independent | Marvin F. Pixton III | 3,236 | 1.4 | |
Write-ins | 326 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 228,534 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rob Wittman | 42,772 | 60.8 | |
Democratic | Philip Forgit | 26,282 | 37.3 | |
Independent | Lucky R. Narain | 1,253 | 1.8 | |
Write-ins | 75 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 70,382 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rob Wittman (Incumbent) | 203,839 | 56.6 | |
Democratic | Bill Day | 150,432 | 41.8 | |
Libertarian | Nathan Larson | 5,265 | 1.5 | |
Write-in | 756 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 360,292 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rob Wittman (Incumbent) | 135,564 | 63.9 | |
Democratic | Krystal M. Ball | 73,824 | 34.8 | |
Independent Greens | G. Gail Parker | 2,544 | 1.2 | |
Write-in | 304 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 212,236 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rob Wittman (Incumbent) | 200,845 | 56.3 | |
Democratic | Adam M. Cook | 147,036 | 41.2 | |
Independent Greens | G. Gail Parker | 8,308 | 2.3 | |
Write-in | 617 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 356,806 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rob Wittman (Incumbent) | 131,851 | 62.9 | |
Democratic | Norm Mosher | 72,054 | 34.4 | |
Independent Greens | G. Gail Parker | 5,097 | 2.4 | |
Write-in | 604 | 0.3 | ||
Total votes | 209,606 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rob Wittman (Incumbent) | 230,213 | 59.86 | |
Democratic | Matt Rowe | 140,785 | 36.61 | |
Independent | Glenda Parker | 12,866 | 3.35 | |
Write-in | 737 | 0.19 | ||
Total votes | 384,601 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rob Wittman (Incumbent) | 183,250 | 55.18 | |
Democratic | Vangie Williams | 148,464 | 44.70 | |
Write-in | 387 | 0.12 | ||
Total votes | 332,101 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
List of members representing the district
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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Alexander White | Pro-Administration | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 |
1st 2nd |
Elected in 1789. Re-elected in 1790. Lost re-election. |
Robert Rutherford | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
3rd 4th |
Elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Lost re-election. |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | |||
![]() Daniel Morgan |
Federalist | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 |
5th | Elected in 1797. Retired. |
Robert Page | Federalist | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 |
6th | Elected in 1799. Retired. |
John Smith | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
7th | Elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
![]() John G. Jackson |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – September 28, 1810 |
8th 9th 10th 11th |
Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Re-elected in 1809. Resigned. |
Vacant | September 29, 1810 – December 20, 1810 |
11th | ||
William McKinley | Democratic-Republican | December 21, 1810 – March 3, 1811 |
Elected in November 1810 to finish Jackson's term and seated December 21, 1810. Lost re-election. | |
Thomas Wilson | Federalist | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
12th | Elected in 1811. Lost re-election. |
![]() John G. Jackson |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 |
13th 14th |
Elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Retired. |
James Pindall | Federalist | March 4, 1817 – July 26, 1820 |
15th 16th |
Elected in 1817. Re-elected in 1819. Resigned. |
Vacant | July 27, 1820 – October 22, 1820 |
16th | ||
Edward B. Jackson | Democratic-Republican | October 23, 1820 – March 3, 1823 |
16th 17th |
Elected to finish Pindall's term and seated November 13, 1820. Re-elected in 1821. Retired. |
Thomas Newton Jr. | Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th 20th 21st |
Redistricted from the 21st district and Re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Election invalidated. |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 9, 1830 | |||
George Loyall | Jackson | March 9, 1830 – March 3, 1831 |
21st | Won election contest. Lost re-election. |
Thomas Newton Jr. | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
22nd | [data unknown/missing] Retired. |
George Loyall | Jackson | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
23rd 24th |
[data unknown/missing] Retired. |
Francis Mallory | Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
25th | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
![]() Joel Holleman |
Democratic | March 4, 1839 – December 1, 1840 |
26th | [data unknown/missing] Resigned. |
Vacant | December 2, 1840 – December 27, 1840 | |||
Francis Mallory | Whig | December 28, 1840 – March 3, 1843 |
26th 27th |
Elected to finish Holleman's term. Retired. |
Archibald Atkinson | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 |
28th 29th 30th |
[data unknown/missing] Retired. |
![]() John S. Millson |
Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
31st 32nd |
[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the Virginia's 2nd district. |
Thomas H. Bayly | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – June 23, 1856 |
33rd 34th |
[data unknown/missing] Died. |
Vacant | June 24, 1856 – November 30, 1856 |
34th | ||
![]() Muscoe R. H. Garnett |
Democratic | December 1, 1856 – March 3, 1861 |
34th 35th 36th |
Elected to finish Bayly's term. Retired. |
Vacant | March 4, 1861 – October 24, 1861 |
37th | ||
![]() Joseph E. Segar |
Unionist | October 24, 1861 – February 11, 1862 |
Elected late. Declared by the House to be not entitled to the seat.[51] | |
Vacant | February 11, 1862 – March 16, 1862 | |||
![]() Joseph E. Segar |
Unionist | March 16, 1862 – May 17, 1864 |
37th 38th |
Elected to finish his own term.[51] Re-elected in 1863. Declared by the House to be not entitled to the seat.[51] |
Vacant | May 17, 1864 – January 30, 1870 |
38th 39th 40th 41st |
Civil War | |
![]() Richard S. Ayer |
Republican | January 31, 1870 – March 3, 1871 |
41st | [data unknown/missing] Retired. |
![]() John Critcher |
Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
42nd | [data unknown/missing] Retired. |
![]() James B. Sener |
Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
![]() Beverly B. Douglas |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – December 22, 1878 |
44th 45th |
[data unknown/missing] Died. |
Vacant | December 23, 1878 – January 22, 1879 |
45th | ||
![]() Richard L. T. Beale |
Democratic | January 23, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
45th 46th |
Elected to finish Douglas's term. Retired. |
George T. Garrison | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
47th | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
Robert M. Mayo | Readjuster | March 4, 1883 – March 20, 1884 |
48th | Election invalidated |
George T. Garrison | Democratic | March 20, 1884 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | [data unknown/missing] Retired. |
Thomas Croxton | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
49th | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
![]() Thomas H. B. Browne |
Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
50th 51st |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
![]() William A. Jones |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – April 17, 1918 |
52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th |
[data unknown/missing] Died. |
Vacant | April 18, 1918 – July 2, 1918 |
65th | ||
![]() S. Otis Bland |
Democratic | July 2, 1918 – March 3, 1933 |
65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Elected to finish Jones's term. Re-elected in November 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 not used | March 4, 1933– January 3, 1935 |
73rd | ||
![]() S. Otis Bland |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – February 16, 1950 |
74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st |
Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Died. |
Vacant | February 16, 1950 – May 2, 1950 |
81st | ||
![]() Edward J. Robeson Jr. |
Democratic | May 2, 1950 – January 3, 1959 |
81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th |
Elected to finish Bland's term. Re-elected in November 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Lost renomination. |
![]() Thomas N. Downing |
Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977 |
86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th |
Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired. |
![]() Paul Trible |
Republican | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 |
95th 96th 97th |
Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
![]() Herbert H. Bateman |
Republican | January 3, 1983 – September 11, 2000 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th |
Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-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 and died. |
Vacant | September 11, 2000 – January 3, 2001 |
106th | ||
![]() Jo Ann Davis |
Republican | January 3, 2001 – October 6, 2007 |
107th 108th 109th 110th |
Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Died. |
Vacant | October 6, 2007 – December 11, 2007 |
110th | ||
![]() Rob Wittman |
Republican | December 11, 2007 – Present |
110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th |
Elected to finish Davis's term. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. |
See also
- Virginia's congressional districts
- List of United States congressional districts
- Virginia's 1st congressional district special election, 2007
- Virginia's 1st congressional district election, 2008
- Virginia's 1st congressional district election, 2010
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