History / Congress
Virginia's 9th congressional district
88 members have held this seat since Mar 4, 1789. Now: H. Morgan Griffith R.
Holders
8840 R · 29 D · 7 W · 5 J · 1 U · 1 J · 1 AJ · 1 I · 1 ID · 1 RD · 1 R
Longest tenure
12 yearsH. Morgan Griffith
Current
12 yearsH. Morgan Griffith, since Jan 6, 2015
history/seat/va-9Every holder, newest first+88
H. Morgan Griffith R
Jan 6, 2015 – present · 12 years
H. Morgan Griffith R
Jan 5, 2011 – Jan 4, 2015 · 4 years
Frederick C. Boucher D
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2011 · 2 years
Frederick C. Boucher D
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Frederick C. Boucher D
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2003 · 4 years
Frederick C. Boucher D
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Frederick C. Boucher D
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1997 · 10 years
Frederick C. Boucher D
Jan 3, 1983 – Jan 4, 1987 · 4 years
William Creed Wampler R
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1983 · 4 years
William Creed Wampler R
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
William Creed Wampler R
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
William Creed Wampler R
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
William Pat Jennings D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
William Pat Jennings D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
William Pat Jennings D
Jan 5, 1955 – Jan 4, 1959 · 4 years
William Creed Wampler R
Jan 3, 1953 – Jan 4, 1955 · 2 years
Thomas Bacon Fugate D
Jan 3, 1949 – Jan 4, 1953 · 4 years
John William Flannagan Jr. D
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1949 · 6 years
John William Flannagan Jr. D
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 4, 1943 · 8 years
John William Flannagan Jr. D
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Joseph Crockett Shaffer R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
George Campbell Peery D
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
George Campbell Peery D
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
George Campbell Peery D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Campbell Bascom Slemp R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Campbell Bascom Slemp R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Campbell Bascom Slemp R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Campbell Bascom Slemp R
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Campbell Bascom Slemp R
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Campbell Bascom Slemp R
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Campbell Bascom Slemp R
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Campbell Slemp R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Campbell Bascom Slemp R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Campbell Slemp R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
Campbell Slemp R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
William Francis Rhea D
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
William Francis Rhea D
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
James Alexander Walker R
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
James Alexander Walker R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
James William Marshall D
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
John Alexander Buchanan D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
John Alexander Buchanan D
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
Henry Bowen R
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
Connally Findlay Trigg D
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
Henry Bowen R
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
Abram Fulkerson RD
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
James Buchanan Richmond D
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
Auburn Lorenzo Pridemore D
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
William Terry D
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Rees Tate Bowen D
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
John Thomas Harris ID
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
John Letcher D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
John Letcher D
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
John Letcher D
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
James French Strother W
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1853 · 15 months
Jeremiah Morton W
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1851 · 15 months
John Strother Pendleton W
Dec 6, 1847 – Mar 4, 1849 · 15 months
John Strother Pendleton W
Dec 1, 1845 – Mar 4, 1847 · 15 months
Samuel Chilton W
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter I
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter W
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter W
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
John Roane J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
William Penn Taylor AJ
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
Andrew Stevenson J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
Andrew Stevenson J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
Andrew Stevenson J
Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1829 · 15 months
Andrew Stevenson J
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
Andrew Stevenson J
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
William Lee Ball R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
William Lee Ball R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
William Lee Ball R
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
John Pratt Hungerford R
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
John Pratt Hungerford R
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months
Aylett Hawes R
Nov 4, 1811 – Mar 4, 1813 · 16 months
John Love R
May 22, 1809 – Mar 4, 1811 · 21 months
John Love R
Oct 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1809 · 16 months
Philip Rootes Thompson R
Dec 2, 1805 – Mar 4, 1807 · 15 months
Philip Rootes Thompson R
Oct 17, 1803 – Mar 4, 1805 · 17 months
William Branch Giles R
Dec 7, 1801 – Mar 4, 1803 · 15 months
Joseph Eggleston R
Dec 2, 1799 – Mar 4, 1801 · 15 months
Joseph Eggleston R
Dec 3, 1798 – Mar 4, 1799 · 3 months
William Branch Giles R
May 15, 1797 – Oct 3, 1798 · 17 months
William Branch Giles R
Dec 7, 1795 – Mar 4, 1797 · 15 months
William Branch Giles R
Dec 2, 1793 – Mar 4, 1795 · 15 months
William Branch Giles R
Oct 24, 1791 – Mar 4, 1793 · 16 months
William Branch Giles R
Dec 7, 1790 – Mar 4, 1791 · 3 months
Theodorick Bland
Mar 4, 1789 – Jun 2, 1790 · 15 months
Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.