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1801 United States House of Representatives 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.
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

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