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Virginia's 20th congressional district

21 members have held this seat since Oct 17, 1803. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
21
12 R · 5 J · 3 D · 1 AJ
Longest tenure
21 months
Thomas Newton Jr.
Current
—
nobody
history/seat/va-20Every holder, newest first
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18201840186018801900192019401960198020002020Thomas Newton Jr. · 1803-10-17 – 1805-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Newton Jr. · 1805-12-02 – 1807-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Newton Jr. · 1807-10-26 – 1809-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Newton Jr. · 1809-05-22 – 1811-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Newton Jr. · 1811-11-04 – 1813-03-04 · RepublicanJames Johnson · 1813-05-24 – 1815-03-04 · RepublicanJames Johnson · 1815-12-04 – 1817-03-04 · RepublicanJames Johnson · 1817-12-01 – 1819-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Cowper Gray · 1819-12-06 – 1821-03-04 · RepublicanArthur Smith · 1821-12-03 – 1823-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Floyd · 1823-12-01 – 1825-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Floyd · 1825-12-05 – 1827-03-04 · JacksonJohn Floyd · 1827-12-03 – 1829-03-04 · JacksonRobert Craig · 1829-12-07 – 1831-03-04 · JacksonRobert Craig · 1831-12-05 – 1833-03-04 · JacksonJohn James Allen · 1833-12-02 – 1835-03-04 · Anti JacksonianJoseph Johnson · 1835-12-07 – 1837-03-04 · JacksonJoseph Johnson · 1837-09-04 – 1839-03-04 · DemocratJoseph Johnson · 1839-12-02 – 1841-03-04 · DemocratSamuel Lewis Hays · 1841-05-31 – 1843-03-04 · DemocratJames Johnson · 1819-12-06 – 1821-03-04 · Republican
Samuel Lewis Hays D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Joseph Johnson D
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
Joseph Johnson D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
Joseph Johnson J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
John James Allen AJ
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
Robert Craig J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
Robert Craig J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
John Floyd J
Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1829 · 15 months
John Floyd J
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
John Floyd R
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
Arthur Smith R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
John Cowper Gray R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
James Johnson R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
James Johnson R
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
James Johnson R
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
James Johnson R
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months
Thomas Newton Jr. R
Nov 4, 1811 – Mar 4, 1813 · 16 months
Thomas Newton Jr. R
May 22, 1809 – Mar 4, 1811 · 21 months
Thomas Newton Jr. R
Oct 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1809 · 16 months
Thomas Newton Jr. R
Dec 2, 1805 – Mar 4, 1807 · 15 months
Thomas Newton Jr. R
Oct 17, 1803 – Mar 4, 1805 · 17 months

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.