1795 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

Last updated July 04, 2024

Sixteen of the nineteen Virginia incumbents were re-elected.

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Virginia 1	Robert Rutherford	Anti-Administration	1793	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Robert Rutherford (Democratic-Republican)^[1] Daniel Morgan (Federalist)
Virginia 2	Andrew Moore	Anti-Administration	1789	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Andrew Moore (Democratic-Republican)^[1]
Virginia 3	Joseph Neville	Anti-Administration	1793	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ George Jackson (Democratic-Republican)^[1] Joseph Neville (Democratic-Republican) Thomas Wilson John Skidmore
Virginia 4	Francis Preston	Anti-Administration	1793	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Francis Preston (Democratic-Republican)^[1] Arthur Campbell
Virginia 5	George Hancock	Pro-Administration	1793	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Federalist gain.	√ George Hancock (Federalist)^[1]
Virginia 6	Isaac Coles	Anti-Administration	1793	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Isaac Coles (Democratic-Republican)^[1] Simon Crae MacMahon Matthew Clay (Democratic-Republican)
Virginia 7	Abraham B. Venable	Anti-Administration	1790	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Abraham B. Venable (Democratic-Republican) 61.0% Thomas Woodson 19.8% Joseph Wyatt 18.9% Peter Johnson 0.2% William Wilson 0.1%
Virginia 8	Thomas Claiborne	Anti-Administration	1793	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Thomas Claiborne (Democratic-Republican)^[1] Jesse Brown Samuel Hopkins Samuel Goode (Democratic-Republican) Sterling Edmunds
Virginia 9	William B. Giles	Anti-Administration	1790	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ William B. Giles (Democratic-Republican)^[1]
Virginia 10	Carter B. Harrison	Anti-Administration	1793	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Carter B. Harrison (Democratic-Republican)^[1]
Virginia 11	Josiah Parker	Pro-Administration	1789	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Federalist gain.	√ Josiah Parker (Federalist)^[1] Robert Cowper
Virginia 12	John Page	Anti-Administration	1789	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ John Page (Democratic-Republican)^[1]
Virginia 13	Samuel Griffin	Pro-Administration	1789	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. The loser unsuccessfully contested the election.	√ John Clopton (Democratic-Republican)^[1] Burwell Bassett (Democratic-Republican) Miles Selden Meriwether Jones
Virginia 14	Francis Walker	Anti-Administration	1793	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Samuel J. Cabell (Democratic-Republican)^[1]
Virginia 15	James Madison Jr.	Anti-Administration	1789	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ James Madison Jr. (Democratic-Republican)^[1]
Virginia 16	Anthony New	Anti-Administration	1793	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Anthony New (Democratic-Republican)^[1]
Virginia 17	Richard Bland Lee	Pro-Administration	1789	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Richard Brent (Democratic-Republican)^[1] Richard Bland Lee (P)
Virginia 18	John Nicholas	Anti-Administration	1793	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ John Nicholas (Democratic-Republican)^[1]
Virginia 19	John Heath	Anti-Administration	1793	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ John Heath (Democratic-Republican)^[1]

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