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Virginia held its elections in April 1815.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[a] | |
| Virginia 1 | John G. Jackson | Democratic-Republican | 1803 1810 (Resigned) 1813 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John G. Jackson (Democratic-Republican) 94.7% Others 5.3% |
| Virginia 2 | Francis White | Federalist | 1813 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist hold. | √ Magnus Tate (Federalist) 63.4% Francis White (Democratic-Republican) 36.6% |
| Virginia 3 | John Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ Henry St. George Tucker (Democratic-Republican) 71.5% Griffin Taylor (Federalist) 27.6% |
| Virginia 4 | William McCoy | Democratic-Republican | 1811 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William McCoy (Democratic-Republican) 51.0% Robert Porterfield (Federalist) 49.0% |
| Virginia 5 | James Breckinridge | Federalist | 1809 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James Breckinridge (Federalist) 51.5% John Floyd (Democratic-Republican) 48.5% |
| Virginia 6 | Daniel Sheffey | Federalist | 1809 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Daniel Sheffey (Federalist)[b] |
| Virginia 7 | Hugh Caperton | Federalist | 1813 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | √ Ballard Smith (Democratic-Republican)[b] John Matthews (Federalist) |
| Virginia 8 | Joseph Lewis Jr. | Federalist | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph Lewis Jr. (Federalist) 52.0% Armistead Mason (Democratic-Republican) 48.0% |
| Virginia 9 | John P. Hungerford | Democratic-Republican | 1813 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John P. Hungerford (Democratic-Republican) 56.9% William Brent (Democratic-Republican) 43.1% |
| Virginia 10 | Aylett Hawes | Democratic-Republican | 1811 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Aylett Hawes (Democratic-Republican) 59.4% John Scott (Federalist) 40.6% |
| Virginia 11 | Philip P. Barbour | Democratic-Republican | 1814 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Philip P. Barbour (Democratic-Republican)[b] John Mercer (Democratic-Republican) |
| Virginia 12 | John Roane | Democratic-Republican | 1809 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ William H. Roane (Democratic-Republican) 78.1% James M. Garnett (Federalist) 21.9% |
| Virginia 13 | Thomas M. Bayly | Federalist | 1811 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | √ Burwell Bassett (Democratic-Republican) 52.6% John Eyre (Federalist) |
| Virginia 14 | William A. Burwell | Democratic-Republican | 1806 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William A. Burwell (Democratic-Republican)[b] |
| Virginia 15 | John Kerr | Democratic-Republican | 1813 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ Matthew Clay (Democratic-Republican) 42.5% John Kerr (Democratic-Republican) 34.1% William Rice (Federalist) 20.3% White (Federalist) 3.1%[c] |
| Virginia 16 | John W. Eppes | Democratic-Republican | 1803 1811 (Lost) 1813 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ John Randolph (Democratic-Republican) 51.6% John W. Eppes (Democratic-Republican) 48.4% |
| Virginia 17 | James Pleasants | Democratic-Republican | 1811 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James Pleasants (Democratic-Republican)[b] |
| Virginia 18 | Thomas Gholson Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1808 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas Gholson Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 88.1% John C. Goode (Federalist) 11.9% |
| Virginia 19 | Peterson Goodwyn | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Peterson Goodwyn (Democratic-Republican)[b] |
| Virginia 20 | James Johnson | Democratic-Republican | 1813 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James Johnson (Democratic-Republican) 52.2% Edwin Gray (Federalist) 47.8% |
| Virginia 21 | Thomas Newton Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas Newton Jr. (Democratic-Republican)[b] |
| Virginia 22 | Hugh Nelson | Democratic-Republican | 1811 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Hugh Nelson (Democratic-Republican)[b] |
| Virginia 23 | John Clopton | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Clopton (Democratic-Republican)[b] |
See also[edit]
- Virginia's 11th congressional district special election, 1814
- Virginia's 15th congressional district special election, 1815
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1814 and 1815
- List of United States Representatives from Virginia
Notes[edit]
- ^ Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source(s).
- ^ Source did not provide full name.