Representative Party Term Cong ress Electoral history District established March 4, 1803 Thomas Newton Jr. (Norfolk ) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1803 . Re-elected in 1805 . Re-elected in 1807 . Re-elected in 1809 . Re-elected in 1811 . Redistricted to the 21st district . James Johnson (Lawrenceville ) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 – February 2, 1820 13th 14th 15th 16th Elected in 1813 . Re-elected in 1815 . Re-elected in 1817 . Re-elected in 1819 . Resigned to become Norfolk Customs Collector. Vacant February 2, 1820 – August 28, 1820 16th John C. Gray (Courtland ) Democratic-Republican August 28, 1820 – March 3, 1821 Elected to finish Johnson's term . Lost re-election. Arthur Smith (Smithfield ) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 17th Elected in 1821 . Retired. John Floyd (Newbern ) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 18th 19th 20th Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1823 . Re-elected in 1825 . Re-elected in 1827 . Retired. Jacksonian March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 Robert Craig (Montgomery County ) Jacksonian March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 21st 22nd Elected in 1829 . Re-elected in 1831 . Lost re-election. John J. Allen (Clarksburg ) Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 23rd Elected in 1833 . Lost re-election. Joseph Johnson (Bridgeport ) Jacksonian March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 24th Elected in 1835 .[ data missing ] Democratic March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 25th 26th Elected in 1837 . Re-elected in 1839 . Retired. Samuel L. Hays (Stewarts Creek ) Democratic March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 27th Elected in 1841 . Lost re-election. District dissolved March 4, 1843