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Virginia's 18th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1843 after the 1840 U.S. Census. Its last Congressman was George W. Hopkins.
List of members representing the district
Representative
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Party
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Term
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Cong ress
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Electoral history
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District created March 4, 1793
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John Nicholas
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Anti-Administration
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March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795
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3rd 4th 5th 6th
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Elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Re-elected in 1797. Re-elected in 1799. Retired.
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801
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Philip R. Thompson
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803
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7th
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Elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 9th district.
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Peterson Goodwyn
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813
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8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
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Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Re-elected in 1809. Re-elected in 1811. Redistricted to the 19th district.
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Thomas Gholson, Jr.
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1813 – July 4, 1816
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13th 14th
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Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Died.
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Vacant
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July 5, 1816 – December 3, 1816
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14th
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Thomas M. Nelson
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Democratic-Republican
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December 4, 1816 – March 3, 1819
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14th 15th
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Elected to finish Gholson's term. Re-elected in 1817. Retired.
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Mark Alexander
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823
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16th 17th
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Elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 4th district.
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Joseph Johnson
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
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18th 19th
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Elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Lost re-election.
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Jacksonian
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March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
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Isaac Leffler
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Anti-Jacksonian
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March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829
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20th
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[data missing] Lost re-election.
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Philip Doddridge
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Anti-Jacksonian
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March 4, 1829 – November 19, 1832
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21st 22nd
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[data missing] Died.
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Vacant
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November 20, 1832 – January 20, 1833
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22nd
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Joseph Johnson
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Jacksonian
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January 21, 1833 – March 3, 1833
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Elected January 1, 1833 to finish Doddridge's term and seated January 21, 1833. Retired.
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John H. Fulton
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Jacksonian
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March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
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23rd
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[data missing] Lost re-election.
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George W. Hopkins
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Jacksonian
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March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
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24th 25th 26th 27th
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[data missing] Redistricted to the 13th district.
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Democratic
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March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
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Conservative
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March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841
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Democratic
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March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
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District eliminated March 4, 1843
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