Virginia's 2nd congressional district

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Virginia's 2nd congressional district
Population (2000) 643,510
Median income $44,193
Ethnic composition 69.2% White, 21.8% Black, 4.1% Asian, 4.4% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% other
Cook PVI R+6

Virginia's second congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It covers the portion of Virginia on the Delmarva Peninsula in Accomack and Northampton Counties, and the cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach. The current representative is Thelma Drake (R). She defeated competitor Phillip Kellam (D) who ran against her in the 2006 United States House elections. Virginia's second congressional district was considered a "swing" district in said election, though Drake ultimately defeated Kellam by a margin of 51.27% to Kellam's 48.46% to retain the seat. The Virginia 2nd congressional district election, 2008 is also expected to be one of the most competitive races in the state. It will pit Democrat Glenn C. Nye III against Drake.[1]


[edit] Representatives

Representative Lived Party Term Note
District created: March 4, 1789
John Brown (1757-1837) Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 - June 1, 1792 District became part of Kentucky
District inactive June 1, 1792 - March 3, 1793
District re-created: March 4, 1793
Andrew Moore (1752-1821) Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1795
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1797 Defeated
David Holmes (1769-1832) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1797 - March 3, 1803 Re-elected in VA-4
James Stephenson (1764-1833) Federalist March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1805 Defeated
John Morrow Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 - March 3, 1809 Defeated
James Stephenson
(2nd time)		 (1764-1833) Federalist March 4, 1809 - March 3, 1811 Defeated
John Baker (.......-1823) Federalist March 4, 1811 - March 3, 1813 Defeated
Francis White (.......-1826) Federalist March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1815 Defeated
Magnus Tate (1760-1823) Federalist March 4, 1815 - March 3, 1817 Retired
Edward Colston (1786-1852) Federalist March 4, 1817 - March 3, 1819 Defeated
Thomas Van Swearingen (1784-1822) Federalist March 4, 1819 - August 19, 1822 Died in office
Vacant August 19, 1822 - October 28, 1822 Special election October 1822
James Stephenson
(3rd time)		 (1764-1833) Federalist October 28, 1822 - March 3, 1823 Retired
Arthur Smith (1785-1853) Crawford Republican March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825 Retired
James Trezvant (.......-1841) Jackson Republican March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1829
Jacksonian March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1831 Retired
John Y. Mason (1799-1859) Jacksonian March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1833
Democratic March 4, 1833 - January 11, 1837 Resigned
Vacant January 12, 1837 - March 3, 1837
Francis E. Rives (1792-1861) Democratic March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1841 Retired
George B. Cary (1811-1850) Democratic March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843 Retired
George C. Dromgoole (1797-1847) Democratic March 4, 1843 - April 27, 1847 Died in office
Vacancy April 27, 1847 - August 5, 1847 Special election July 1847
Richard K. Meade (1803-1862) Democratic August 5, 1847 - March 3, 1853 Defeated
John S. Millson (1808-1874) Democratic March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1861 Retired
Representation during the Civil War
Union District
Vacant March 4, 1861 - March 18, 1865
Confederate District
John R. Chambliss, Sr. (1809-1875) Independent February 18, 1862 - February 17, 1864 Retired
Robert H. Whitfield (1814-1868) Independent February 18, 1864 - March 2, 1865 Resigned
Vacant March 2, 1865 - March 18, 1865 C.S.A. House adjourned
Restoration of the Union
Representation inactive March 18, 1865 - January 25, 1870 Readmission to the Union
Vacant January 26, 1870 Representative seated
James H. Platt, Jr. (1837-1894) Republican January 27, 1870 - March 3, 1875 Defeated
John Goode, Jr. (1829-1909) Democratic March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1881 Defeated
John F. Dezendorf (1834-1894) Republican March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1883 Retired
Harry Libbey (1843-1913) Readjuster March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885
Republican March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1887 Defeated
George E. Bowden (1852-1908) Republican March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1891 Defeated
John W. Lawson (1837-1905) Democratic March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1893 Retired
D. Gardiner Tyler (1846-1927) Democratic March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1897 Defeated
William A. Young (1860-1928) Democratic March 4, 1897 - April 26, 1898 Election successfully contested
Richard A. Wise (1843-1900) Republican April 26, 1898 - March 3, 1899 Defeated
William A. Young
(2nd time)		 (1860-1928) Democratic March 4, 1899 - March 12, 1900 Election successfully contested
Richard A. Wise
(2nd time)		 (1843-1900) Republican March 12, 1900 - December 21, 1900 Died in office
Vacant December 21, 1900 - March 3, 1901
Harry L. Maynard (1861-1922) Democratic March 4, 1901 - March 3, 1911 Defeated
Edward E. Holland (1861-1941) Democratic March 4, 1911 - March 3, 1921 Retired
Joseph T. Deal (1860-1942) Democratic March 4, 1921 - March 3, 1929 Defeated
Menalcus Lankford (1883-1937) Republican March 4, 1929 - March 3, 1933 Defeated
State using at-large format March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935
Colgate W. Darden, Jr. (1897-1981) Democratic January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1937 Defeated
Norman R. Hamilton (1877-1964) Democratic January 3, 1937 - January 3, 1939 Defeated
Colgate W. Darden, Jr.
(2nd time)		 (1897-1981) Democratic January 3, 1939 - March 1, 1941 Resigned to run for governor
Vacant March 1, 1941 - April 8, 1941 Special election April 8, 1941
Winder R. Harris (1888-1973) Democratic April 8, 1941 - September 15, 1944 Resigned
Vacant September 15, 1944 - November 7, 1944
Ralph H. Daughton (1885-1958) Democratic November 7, 1944 - January 3, 1947 Defeated
Porter Hardy, Jr. (1903-1995) Democratic January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1969 Retired
G. William Whitehurst (b. 1925) Republican January 3, 1969 - January 3, 1987 Retired
Owen B. Pickett (b. 1930) Democratic January 3, 1987 - January 3, 2001 Retired
Edward L. Schrock (b. 1941) Republican January 3, 2001 - January 3, 2005 Retired
Thelma D. Drake (b. 1949) Republican January 3, 2005 - Current

[edit] References

  1. ^ Vote Glenn Nye for US Congress - Home

[edit] See also

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Virginia's congressional districts
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The 12th-23rd and at-large districts are obsolete
See also: Virginia's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations
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