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delegations from

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

to the

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and

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. Virginia's current U.S Senators are Democrats

Mark Warner Mark Robert Warner (born December 15, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Virginia, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Warner served as the 69th governo ...

(serving since 2009) and

Tim Kaine Timothy Michael Kaine (; born February 26, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Virginia since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 38th lieutenant governor of Virgini ...

(serving since 2013). Virginia is allotted 11 seats in the U.S House Of Representatives; currently 6 seats are held by Democrats, 4 seats are held by Republicans, and 1 seat is vacant. The current dean of the Virginia delegation is

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Bobby Scott (VA-3), having served in the House since 1993.

United States Senate

U.S. House of Representatives

Current members

1789 – 1793: 10 seats

1793 – 1803: 19 seats

1803 – 1813: 22 seats

1813 – 1823: 23 seats

1823 – 1833: 22 seats

1833 – 1843: 21 seats

1843 – 1853: 15 seats

1853 – 1863: 13 seats

1863 – 1873: 8 seats

The 1860 census allotted 11 seats to Virginia, but 3 were assigned to

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...

, established in 1863. Virginia was left with 8 seats. For most of this decade, however, Virginian representatives were not seated in Congress because of Virginia's secession in the

Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

. After January 26, 1870, Virginia was allowed to seat members. The state convention called for a ninth seat, at-large, but the House rejected the credentials of its claimant,

Joseph Segar Joseph Eggleston Segar (June 1, 1804 – April 30, 1880) was a Virginia lawyer, plantation owner and politician who was twice elected as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Virginia during the American Civil Wa ...

1873 – 1883: 9 seats

Following the

1870 census The United States census of 1870 was the ninth United States census. It was conducted by the Census Bureau from June 1, 1870, to August 23, 1871. The 1870 census was the first census to provide detailed information on the African-American popul ...

, Virginia was allotted 9 seats.

1883 – 1933: 10 seats

After the 1880 census, Virginia gained one seat. For the 48th Congress, a new at-large seat was added to the 9 districts. Starting in the 49th Congress, however, the state was redistricted into 10 districts.

1933 – 1953: 9 seats

After the

1930 census The United States census of 1930, conducted by the Census Bureau one month from April 1, 1930, determined the resident population of the United States to be 122,775,046, an increase of 13.7 percent over the 106,021,537 persons enumerated during ...

, Virginia lost one seat. For the

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(1933–1935), all nine representatives were elected

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statewide. In all subsequent Congresses, representatives were elected from districts.

1953 – 1993: 10 seats

In 1953, Virginia gained one seat.

1993 – present: 11 seats

In 1993, Virginia gained one more seat, with no subsequent changes from 2003 to 2023.