1829 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

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Virginia elected its members in April 1829 after the term began but before Congress convened.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Virginia 1 Thomas Newton Jr. Anti-Jacksonian 1801 Incumbent re-elected.
The election was later successfully contested.
Virginia 2 James Trezvant Jacksonian 1825 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 3 William S. Archer Jacksonian 1820 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 4 Mark Alexander Jacksonian 1819 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 5 John Randolph Jacksonian 1799
1812 (Lost)
1815
1817 (Retired)
1819
1825 (Resigned)
1827
Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
Virginia 6 Thomas Davenport Jacksonian 1825 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 7 Nathaniel H. Claiborne Jacksonian 1825 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 8 Burwell Bassett Jacksonian 1805
1812 (Lost)
1815
1819 (Retired)
1821
Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
Virginia 9 Andrew Stevenson Jacksonian 1821 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 10 William C. Rives Jacksonian 1823 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 11 Philip P. Barbour Jacksonian 1814 (Special)
1825 (Retired)
1827
Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 12 John Roane Jacksonian 1809
1815 (Retired)
1827
Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 13 John Taliaferro Anti-Jacksonian 1801
1803 (Retired)
1811 (Challenge)
1813 (Lost)
1824 (Special)
Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 14 Charles F. Mercer Anti-Jacksonian 1817 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 15 John S. Barbour Jacksonian 1823 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 16 William Armstrong Anti-Jacksonian 1825 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 17 Robert Allen Jacksonian 1827 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 18 Isaac Leffler Anti-Jacksonian 1827 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Anti-Jacksonian hold.
Virginia 19 William McCoy Jacksonian 1811 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 20 John Floyd Jacksonian 1817 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
Virginia 21 Lewis Maxwell Anti-Jacksonian 1827 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 22 Alexander Smyth Jacksonian 1817
1825 (Lost)
1827
Incumbent re-elected.

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