Virginia's 2nd congressional district

Virginia's 2nd congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 92.57% urban[1]
  • 7.43% rural
Population (2023)789,864[2]
Median household
income		$91,706[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+2[4]
Virginia's 2nd congressional district from January 3, 2023

Virginia's second congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It currently encompasses all of the counties of Accomack, Northampton, and Isle of Wight; all of the independent cities of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, and Franklin; part of the independent city of Chesapeake; and part of Southampton County. However, its boundaries have changed greatly over the centuries; it initially encompassed what became West Virginia after the American Civil War. It is considered among the nation's most competitive congressional districts.

The district has a significant military presence.[5] The Hampton Roads area is considered to be a military town.[6]

Republican Scott Rigell defeated Democrat Glenn Nye in the November 2, 2010, election, and took his seat January 3, 2011, serving until 2017, when he was succeeded by Scott Taylor. In the November 6, 2018, election, Democrat Elaine Luria defeated Republican Scott Taylor. In 2022, Luria was defeated by Republican Jen Kiggans, thereby making the district one of 18 that would have voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election had they existed in their current configuration while being won or held by a Republican in 2022.

The responsibility of drawing maps for congressional and state legislative districts passed from the Virginia Redistricting Commission (VRC) to the Supreme Court of Virginia in November 2021. The Supreme Court completed redistricting in December 2021, which was used for the 2022 elections.[7]

Recent results in statewide races

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Results under current lines (since 2023)
Year Office Results
2016 President Trump 49.8%–44.3%
2017 Governor Northam 50.4%-48.5%
Lieutenant Governor Vogel 52.2%-47.7%
Attorney General Adams 51.1%–48.8%
2018 Senator Kaine 52.6%-45.4%
2020 President Biden 49.9%-48.1%
Senator Warner 52.0%-47.9%
2021 Governor Youngkin 55.1%-44.2%
Lieutenant Governor Sears 55.6%-44.3%
Attorney General Miyares 55.1%-44.8%
Results under old lines

List of members representing the district

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Representative Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history
District established March 4, 1789

John Brown
(Charlottesville) 		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
(Lexington) 		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
(Harrisonburg) 		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
(Martinsburg) 		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
(Martinsburg) 		Federalist March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811 		11th Elected in 1809.
Lost re-election.
John Baker
(Shepherdstown) 		Federalist March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813 		12th Elected in 1811.
Retired.
Francis White
(Romney) 		Federalist March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815 		13th Elected in 1813.
Lost re-election.
Magnus Tate
(Martinsburg) 		Federalist March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817 		14th Elected in 1815.
Retired.
Edward Colston
(Martinsburg) 		Federalist March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819 		15th Elected in 1817.
Lost re-election.
Thomas Van Swearingen
(Shepherdstown) 		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
(Martinsburg) 		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
(Smithfield) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825 		18th Redistricted from the 20th district and Re-elected in 1823.
Retired.
James Trezvant
(Jerusalem) 		Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1831 		19th
20th
21st 		Elected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
[data missing]

John Y. Mason
(Hicksford) 		Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
January 11, 1837 		22nd
23rd
24th 		Elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Resigned.
Vacant January 12, 1837 –
March 3, 1837 		24th
Francis E. Rives
(Littleton) 		Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841 		25th
26th 		Elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Retired.
George B. Cary
(Bethlehem) 		Democratic March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843 		27th Elected in 1841.
Retired.

George Dromgoole
(Summit) 		Democratic March 4, 1843 –
April 27, 1847 		28th
29th
30th 		Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1845.
Died.
Vacant April 27, 1847 –
August 5, 1847 		30th
Richard K. Meade
(Petersburg) 		Democratic August 5, 1847 –
March 3, 1853 		30th
31st
32nd 		Elected to finish Dromgoole's term.
Re-elected in 1847.
Re-elected in 1849.
Re-elected in 1851.
Lost renomination.

John Millson
(Norfolk) 		Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1861 		33rd
34th
35th
36th 		Elected in 1853.
Re-elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
Retired.
District inactive March 4, 1861 –
January 26, 1870 		37th
38th
39th
40th 		Civil War and Reconstruction
James H. Platt Jr.
(Norfolk) 		Republican January 27, 1870 –
March 3, 1875 		41st
42nd
43rd 		Elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Lost re-election.

John Goode Jr.
(Norfolk) 		Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1881 		44th
45th
46th 		Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Lost re-election.

John F. Dezendorf
(Norfolk) 		Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883 		47th Elected in 1880.
Retired.

Harry Libbey
(Old Point Comfort) 		Readjuster March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885 		48th
49th 		Elected in 1882.
[data missing]
Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887 		Elected in 1884.
Lost re-election.

George E. Bowden
(Norfolk) 		Republican March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891 		50th
51st 		Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Lost re-election.

John W. Lawson
(Isle of Wight) 		Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893 		52nd Elected in 1890.
Retired.

David Gardiner Tyler
(Sturgeon Point) 		Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897 		53rd
54th 		Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Lost re-election.
William A. Young
(Norfolk) 		Democratic March 4, 1897 –
April 26, 1898 		55th Election invalidated.

Richard A. Wise
(Williamsburg) 		Republican April 26, 1898 –
March 3, 1899 		55th Elected in 1898.
Lost re-election.
William A. Young
(Norfolk) 		Democratic March 4, 1899 –
March 12, 1900 		56th Election invalidated

Richard A. Wise
(Williamsburg) 		Republican March 12, 1900 –
December 21, 1900 		56th Elected in 1900.
Died.
Vacant December 21, 1900 –
March 3, 1901

Harry L. Maynard
(Portsmouth) 		Democratic March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1911 		57th
58th
59th
60th
61st 		Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Lost re-election.

Edward E. Holland
(Suffolk) 		Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1921 		62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th 		Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Retired.

Joseph T. Deal
(Norfolk) 		Democratic March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1929 		67th
68th
69th
70th 		Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Lost re-election.
Menalcus Lankford
(Norfolk) 		Republican March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1933 		71st
72nd 		Elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election.
District inactive March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935 		73rd

Colgate Darden
(Norfolk) 		Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937 		74th Elected in 1934.
Lost renomination.

Norman R. Hamilton
(Portsmouth) 		Democratic January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939 		75th Elected in 1936.
Lost renomination.

Colgate Darden
(Norfolk) 		Democratic January 3, 1939 –
March 1, 1941 		76th
77th 		Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Resigned to run for Governor of Virginia.
Vacant March 1, 1941 –
April 8, 1941 		77th
Winder R. Harris
(Norfolk) 		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
(Norfolk) 		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.
(Portsmouth) 		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
(Norfolk) 		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
(Virginia Beach) 		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
(Virginia Beach) 		Republican January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2005 		107th
108th 		Elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Retired.

Thelma Drake
(Norfolk) 		Republican January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2009 		109th
110th 		Elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Lost re-election.

Glenn Nye
(Norfolk) 		Democratic January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011 		111th Elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.

Scott Rigell
(Virginia Beach) 		Republican January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2017 		112th
113th
114th 		Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired.

Scott Taylor
(Virginia Beach) 		Republican January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019 		115th Elected in 2016.
Lost re-election.

Elaine Luria
(Norfolk) 		Democratic January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2023 		116th
117th 		Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Lost re-election.

Jen Kiggans
(Virginia Beach) 		Republican January 3, 2023 –
present 		118th Elected in 2022.

Election results

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1980s

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Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican G. William Whitehurst (Incumbent) 78,108 99.88%
Write-in 97 0.12%
Total votes 78,205 100%
Republican hold
Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican G. William Whitehurst (Incumbent) 136,632 99.81%
Write-in 256 0.19%
Total votes 136,888 100%
Republican hold
Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Owen B. Pickett (Incumbent) 67,975 94.29%
Write-in 4,116 5.71%
Total votes 72,091 100%
Democratic hold

2000s

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Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2014[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2016[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2018[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2020[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2022[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jen Kiggans 153,328 51.6%
Democratic Elaine Luria (Incumbent) 143,219 48.2%
Write-in 449 0.2%
Total votes 296,996 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

Historical district boundaries

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The Virginia Second District started in 1788 covering the counties of Mercer, Jefferson, Fayette, Bourbon, Lincoln, Nelson and Madison.[34]

2003–2013
2013–2017
2017–2023

See also

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References

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  34. ^ Statute of 20 November 1788

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