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1807 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

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Virginia elected its members in April 1807, after the Congress began but before the first session met.

District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Virginia 1 John G. Jackson Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected. John G. Jackson (Democratic-Republican) 58.9%
Noah Linsley (Federalist) 41.1%
Virginia 2 John Morrow Democratic-Republican 1805 Incumbent re-elected. John Morrow (Democratic-Republican)
Unopposed
Virginia 3 John Smith Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent re-elected. John Smith (Democratic-Republican)[a]
James Singleton
Virginia 4 David Holmes Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected. David Holmes (Democratic-Republican)
Unopposed
Virginia 5 Alexander Wilson Democratic-Republican 1804 (Special) Incumbent re-elected. Alexander Wilson (Democratic-Republican) 57.0%
Oliver Towles (Democratic-Republican) 23.4%
Robert Bailey (Quid) 19.3%
Virginia 6 Abram Trigg Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected. Abram Trigg (Democratic-Republican)[a]
Daniel Sheffey (Quid)
Virginia 7 Joseph Lewis Jr. Federalist 1803 Incumbent re-elected. Joseph Lewis Jr. (Federalist) 55.2%
John Littlejohn (Democratic-Republican) 44.8%
Virginia 8 Walter Jones Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected. Walter Jones (Democratic-Republican) 86.7%
Richard Barnes (Federalist) 13.3%
Virginia 9 Philip R. Thompson Democratic-Republican 1793 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
John Love (Democratic-Republican) 60.5%
Philip R. Thompson (Democratic-Republican) 39.5%
Virginia 10 John Dawson Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected. John Dawson (Democratic-Republican) 60.0%
John Mercer (Democratic-Republican) 40.0%
Virginia 11 James M. Garnett Democratic-Republican 1805 Incumbent re-elected. James M. Garnett (Democratic-Republican) 63.2%
Larkin Smith (Democratic-Republican) 36.8%
Virginia 12 Burwell Bassett Democratic-Republican 1805 Incumbent re-elected. Burwell Bassett (Democratic-Republican)
Unopposed
Virginia 13 William A. Burwell Democratic-Republican 1806 (Special) Incumbent re-elected. William A. Burwell (Democratic-Republican)
Unopposed
Virginia 14 Matthew Clay Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected. Matthew Clay (Democratic-Republican) 99.5%
Virginia 15 John Randolph Democratic-Republican 1799 Incumbent re-elected. John Randolph (Democratic-Republican)
Unopposed
Virginia 16 John W. Eppes Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected. John W. Eppes (Democratic-Republican)
Unopposed
Virginia 17 John Claiborne Democratic-Republican 1805 Incumbent re-elected. John Claiborne (Democratic-Republican)
Unopposed
Virginia 18 Peterson Goodwyn Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected. Peterson Goodwyn (Democratic-Republican)
Unopposed
Virginia 19 Edwin Gray Democratic-Republican 1799 Incumbent re-elected. Edwin Gray (Democratic-Republican)
Unopposed
Virginia 20 Thomas Newton Jr. Democratic-Republican 1799 Incumbent re-elected. Thomas Newton Jr. (Democratic-Republican)
Unopposed
Virginia 21 Thomas M. Randolph Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Wilson C. Nicholas (Democratic-Republican)
Unopposed
Virginia 22 John Clopton Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent re-elected. John Clopton (Democratic-Republican) 52.4%
Peyton Randolph (Quid) 47.8%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source