Virginia's 18th congressional district

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Virginia's 18th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1793
Eliminated	1843
Years active	1793–1843

Virginia's 18th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1843 after the 1840 U.S. census. Its last congressman was George W. Hopkins.

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1793
John Nicholas (Williamsburg)	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795	3rd 4th 5th 6th	Elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Re-elected in 1797. Re-elected in 1799. Retired.
	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801
Philip R. Thompson (Fairfax)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	7th	Elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 9th district.
Peterson Goodwyn (Petersburg)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813	8th 9th 10th 11th 12th	Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Re-elected in 1809. Re-elected in 1811. Redistricted to the 19th district.
Thomas Gholson, Jr. (Brunswick)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – July 4, 1816	13th 14th	Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Died.
Vacant		July 5, 1816 – December 3, 1816	14th
Thomas M. Nelson (Mecklenburg County)	Democratic-Republican	December 4, 1816 – March 3, 1819	14th 15th	Elected to finish Gholson's term. Re-elected in 1817. Retired.
Mark Alexander (Lombardy Grove)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823	16th 17th	Elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 4th district.
Joseph Johnson (Bridgeport)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th	Elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Lost re-election.
	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
Isaac Leffler (Wheeling)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	20th	Elected in 1827. Lost re-election.
Philip Doddridge (Wellsburg)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – November 19, 1832	21st 22nd	Elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Died.
Vacant		November 20, 1832 – January 20, 1833	22nd
Joseph Johnson (Bridgeport)	Jacksonian	January 21, 1833 – March 3, 1833		Elected January 1, 1833 to finish Doddridge's term and seated January 21, 1833. Retired.
John H. Fulton (Abingdon)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	23rd	Elected in 1833. Lost re-election.
George W. Hopkins (Lebanon)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	24th 25th 26th 27th	Elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 13th district.
	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
	Conservative	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841
	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
District dissolved March 4, 1843

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present