Virginia's 2nd congressional district (from 2023)

Virginia's second congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It currently encompasses all of Accomack,

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, and York Counties; all of the independent cities of Virginia Beach and

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; and parts of the independent cities of Norfolk and Hampton. However, its boundaries have changed greatly over the centuries; it initially encompassed what became West Virginia after the American Civil War. Republican Scott Rigell defeated

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Glenn Nye in the November 2, 2010, election, and took his seat January 3, 2011, until 2017, when he was succeeded by Scott Taylor. The district has a significant military presence. It includes three military installations: NAS Oceana, Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek/

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, and

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, all located in Virginia Beach. The

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area is considered to be a military town. In the November 6, 2018, election, Democrat Elaine Luria defeated Republican Scott Taylor. It is considered among the nation's most competitive congressional districts. In 2022, Luria was defeated by Republican Jen Kiggans.

2020 redistricting

The responsibility of drawing maps for congressional and state legislative districts passed from the Virginia Redistricting Commission (VRC) to the Supreme Court of Virginia in November 2021. The Supreme Court completed redistricting in December 2021, which will be used for the 2022 election.

2016 redistricting

The Virginia Legislature's 2012 redistricting of the adjacent 3rd district was found unconstitutional and replaced with a court-ordered redistricting on January 16, 2016, for the

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List of members representing the district

Election results

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Historical district boundaries

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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