1797 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

1797 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
All 19 Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
	Virginia's results by district

Last updated May 18, 2021

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Virginia 1	Robert Rutherford	Democratic-Republican	1793	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. The election was unsuccessfully challenged by Rutherford.^[1]	√ Daniel Morgan (Federalist)^[2] Robert Rutherford (Democratic-Republican)
Virginia 2	Andrew Moore	Democratic-Republican	1789	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ David Holmes (Democratic-Republican) 60.4% John Steele (Federalist) 27.5% John Bowyer (Democratic-Republican) 12.1%
Virginia 3	George Jackson	Democratic-Republican	1795	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain.	√ James Machir (Federalist) 45.4% George Jackson (Democratic-Republican) 28.7% John Mitchell (Democratic-Republican) 20.1% Thomas Wilson (Federalist) 5.7%
Virginia 4	Francis Preston	Democratic-Republican	1793	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Abram Trigg (Democratic-Republican)^[2]
Virginia 5	George Hancock	Federalist	1793	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ John J. Trigg (Democratic-Republican)^[2]
Virginia 6	Isaac Coles	Democratic-Republican	1793	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Matthew Clay (Democratic-Republican)^[2]
Virginia 7	Abraham B. Venable	Democratic-Republican	1790	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Abraham B. Venable (Democratic-Republican)^[2]
Virginia 8	Thomas Claiborne	Democratic-Republican	1793	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Thomas Claiborne (Democratic-Republican) 62.3% Jesse Browne (Federalist) 37.7%
Virginia 9	William B. Giles	Democratic-Republican	1790	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William B. Giles (Democratic-Republican)^[2]
Virginia 10	Carter B. Harrison	Democratic-Republican	1793	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Carter B. Harrison (Democratic-Republican) 55.4% Edwin Gray (Federalist) 44.6%
Virginia 11	Josiah Parker	Federalist	1789	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Josiah Parker (Federalist)^[2]
Virginia 12	John Page	Democratic-Republican	1789	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain.	√ Thomas Evans (Federalist)^[2] John Page (Democratic-Republican)
Virginia 13	John Clopton	Democratic-Republican	1795	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Clopton (Democratic-Republican)^[2] Burwell Bassett (Federalist)
Virginia 14	Samuel J. Cabell	Democratic-Republican	1795	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Samuel J. Cabell (Democratic-Republican)^[2]
Virginia 15	James Madison Jr.	Democratic-Republican	1789	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ John Dawson (Democratic-Republican)^[2] Thomas Posey (Federalist)
Virginia 16	Anthony New	Democratic-Republican	1793	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Anthony New (Democratic-Republican) 70.6% Carter Braxton Jr. (Federalist) 29.3% Robert P. Waring 0.1%
Virginia 17	Richard Brent	Democratic-Republican	1795	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Richard Brent (Democratic-Republican) 100% Leven Powell (Federalist)^[3]
Virginia 18	John Nicholas	Democratic-Republican	1793	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Nicholas (Democratic-Republican)^[2] John Blackwell (Federalist) William Fitzhugh (Federalist)
Virginia 19	John Heath	Democratic-Republican	1793	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Walter Jones (Democratic-Republican)^[2] Burgess Ball (Federalist)

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↑ "Fifth Congress (membership roster)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data
↑ The source used does not list votes for Powell, but provides a citations stating "Col. Powell of Loudoun was expected to have been a candidate on this occasion; but from the present ill state of his health, it was understood he had declined and consequently had but a few votes." Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette. March 21, 1797.

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[roster-1] "Fifth Congress (membership roster)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.

[nr-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data

[3] The source used does not list votes for Powell, but provides a citations stating "Col. Powell of Loudoun was expected to have been a candidate on this occasion; but from the present ill state of his health, it was understood he had declined and consequently had but a few votes." Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette. March 21, 1797.

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