Virginia's 2nd congressional district

Virginia's 2nd congressional district

Current Representative		Scott Rigell (R–Virginia Beach)
Population (2000)	643,510
Median income	$44,193
Ethnicity	69.2% White, 21.8% Black, 4.1% Asian, 4.4% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% other
Cook PVI	R+5

Virginia's second congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It encompasses all of Accomack and Northampton Counties and the City of Virginia Beach and parts of the cities of Norfolk and Hampton. Republican Scott Rigell defeated Democrat Glenn Nye in the November 2, 2010 election, and took his seat January 3, 2011.

1 Voting
2 List of representatives
3 Recent electoral history
4 References
5 See also

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Obama 51 - 49%
2004	President	Bush 58 - 42%
2000	President	Bush 55 - 43%

List of representatives

Representative	Lived	Party	Term	Note
District created: March 4, 1789
John Brown	(1757–1837)	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1789 - June 1, 1792	Resigned
Vacant			June 2, 1792 - March 4, 1793
Andrew Moore	(1752–1821)	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1793 - March 4, 1795
Andrew Moore	(1752–1821)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 - March 4, 1797	Defeated
David Holmes	(1769–1832)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1797 - March 4, 1803	Elected to Virginia 4th District
James Stephenson	(1764–1833)	Federalist	March 4, 1803 - March 4, 1805	Defeated
John Morrow		Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1805 - March 4, 1809	Defeated
James Stephenson	(1764–1833)	Federalist	March 4, 1809 - March 4, 1811	Defeated
John Baker	(.......-1823)	Federalist	March 4, 1811 - March 4, 1813	Defeated
Francis White	(.......-1826)	Federalist	March 4, 1813 - March 4, 1815	Defeated
Magnus Tate	(1760–1823)	Federalist	March 4, 1815 - March 4, 1817	Declined to run
Edward Colston	(1786–1852)	Federalist	March 4, 1817 - March 4, 1819	Defeated
Thomas Van Swearingen	(1784–1822)	Federalist	March 4, 1819 - August 19, 1822	Died
Vacant			August 19, 1822 - October 28, 1822	Special election October 1822
James Stephenson	(1764–1833)	Federalist	October 28, 1822 - March 4, 1823	Declined to run
Arthur Smith	(1785–1853)	Crawford Republican	March 4, 1823 - March 4, 1825	Declined to run
James Trezvant	(.......-1841)	Jackson Republican	March 4, 1825 - March 4, 1829
James Trezvant	(.......-1841)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 - March 4, 1831
John Y. Mason	(1799–1859)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 - March 4, 1833
John Y. Mason	(1799–1859)	Democratic	March 4, 1833 - January 11, 1837	Resigned
Vacant			January 12, 1837 - March 4, 1837
Francis E. Rives	(1792–1861)	Democratic	March 4, 1837 - March 4, 1841	Declined to run
George B. Cary	(1811–1850)	Democratic	March 4, 1841 - March 4, 1843	Declined to run
George C. Dromgoole	(1797–1847)	Democratic	March 4, 1843 - April 27, 1847	Died
Vacancy			April 27, 1847 - August 5, 1847	Special election July 1847
Richard K. Meade	(1803–1862)	Democratic	August 5, 1847 - March 4, 1853	Defeated
John S. Millson	(1808–1874)	Democratic	March 4, 1853 - March 4, 1861	Declined to run
Vacant			March 4, 1861 - January 26, 1870	Civil War
James H. Platt, Jr.	(1837–1894)	Republican	January 27, 1870 - March 4, 1875	Defeated
John Goode, Jr.	(1829–1909)	Democratic	March 4, 1875 - March 4, 1881	Defeated
John F. Dezendorf	(1834–1894)	Republican	March 4, 1881 - March 4, 1883	Declined to run
Harry Libbey	(1843–1913)	Readjuster	March 4, 1883 - March 4, 1885
Harry Libbey	(1843–1913)	Republican	March 4, 1885 - March 4, 1887	Defeated
George E. Bowden	(1852–1908)	Republican	March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1891	Defeated
John W. Lawson	(1837–1905)	Democratic	March 4, 1891 - March 4, 1893	Declined to run
D. Gardiner Tyler	(1846–1927)	Democratic	March 4, 1893 - March 4, 1897	Defeated
William A. Young	(1860–1928)	Democratic	March 4, 1897 - April 26, 1898	Election invalidated
Richard A. Wise	(1843–1900)	Republican	April 26, 1898 - March 4, 1899	Defeated
William A. Young	(1860–1928)	Democratic	March 4, 1899 - March 12, 1900	Election invalidated
Richard A. Wise	(1843–1900)	Republican	March 12, 1900 - December 21, 1900	Died
Vacant			December 21, 1900 - March 3, 1901
Harry L. Maynard	(1861–1922)	Democratic	March 4, 1901 - March 4, 1911	Defeated
Edward E. Holland	(1861–1941)	Democratic	March 4, 1911 - March 4, 1921	Declined to run
Joseph T. Deal	(1860–1942)	Democratic	March 4, 1921 - March 4, 1929	Defeated
Menalcus Lankford	(1883–1937)	Republican	March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1933	Defeated
District eliminated March 4, 1933
District recreated: January 3, 1935
Colgate W. Darden, Jr.	(1897–1981)	Democratic	January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1937	Defeated
Norman R. Hamilton	(1877–1964)	Democratic	January 3, 1937 - January 3, 1939	Defeated
Colgate W. Darden, Jr.	(1897–1981)	Democratic	January 3, 1939 - March 1, 1941	Ran for Governor of Virginia
Vacant			March 1, 1941 - April 8, 1941	Special election April 8, 1941
Winder R. Harris	(1888–1973)	Democratic	April 8, 1941 - September 15, 1944	Resigned
Vacant			September 15, 1944 - November 7, 1944
Ralph H. Daughton	(1885–1958)	Democratic	November 7, 1944 - January 3, 1947	Defeated
Porter Hardy, Jr.	(1903–1995)	Democratic	January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1969	Declined to run
G. William Whitehurst	(b. 1925)	Republican	January 3, 1969 - January 3, 1987	Declined to run
Owen B. Pickett	(1930-2010)	Democratic	January 3, 1987 - January 3, 2001	Declined to run
Edward L. Schrock	(b. 1941)	Republican	January 3, 2001 - January 3, 2005	Declined to run
Thelma D. Drake	(b. 1949)	Republican	January 3, 2005 - January 3, 2009	Defeated
Glenn C. Nye III	(b. 1974)	Democratic	January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2011	Defeated
Scott Rigell	(b. 1960)	Republican	January 3, 2011 - present	Incumbent

Recent electoral history

2004 Congressional race: Republican Thelma Drake defeated Democrat David Ashe by a 55 to 45 percent margin. Incumbent Republican Ed Schrock retired this year.

2004 Presidential race: George W. Bush won the district with 57% to 42% for John Kerry.

2005 Gubernatorial race: Democrat Tim Kaine won the district by 50% to 47% in his victory.^[1]

2006 Congressional race: Drake survived a bid from Democrat Phil Kellam by only 51.27% to 48.45%.^[2] Drake may have been hurt by the U.S. Senatorial race of the same year.

2006 U.S. Senatorial race: The downfall of Republican U.S. Senator George Allen came as he narrowly lost to Democrat Jim Webb, an ex-Republican and former Navy Secretary under Ronald Reagan. Webb carried the district 51%–48%.^[3]

2008 Congressional race: Democratic nominee Glenn Nye won against Drake by 52.40% to 47.46%.^[4]

2008 Presidential race: Democrat Barack Obama won the district with 51% to 49% against John McCain.

2010 Congressional race: Nye sought re-election. He was defeated by Scott Rigell, owner of Freedom Automotive, his Republican opponent. Kenny Golden, former chairman of the Virginia Beach Republican Party ran as an independent.

References

^ "General Election- November 8, 2005". Virginia State Board of Elections. http://www2.sbe.virginia.gov/web_docs/Election/results/2005/nov2005/html/d_03.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-18. Official gubernatorial results by congressional district.
^ "General Election- November 6, 2006". Virginia State Board of Elections. http://www2.sbe.virginia.gov/web_docs/Election/results/2006/Nov/htm/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-18. Official results.
^ "General Election- November 8, 2005". Virginia State Board of Elections. http://www2.sbe.virginia.gov/web_docs/Election/results/2006/Nov/htm/d_02.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-18. Official senatorial results by congressional district.
^ "General Election- November 4, 2008". Virginia State Board of Elections. https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2008/07261AFC-9ED3-410F-B07D-84D014AB2C6B/Unofficial/6_s.shtml. Retrieved 2008-11-12. Unofficial results.

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Virginia's 2nd congressional district

Contents

Voting

List of representatives

Recent electoral history

References

See also