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Virginia's second congressional district is a
U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of
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 ...
. It currently encompasses all of
Accomack,
Northampton
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, and
York Counties; all of the independent cities of
Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The population was 459,470 at the 2020 census. Although mostly suburban in character, it is the most populous city ...
and
Williamsburg; and parts of the independent cities of
Norfolk
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and
Hampton
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* Hampton, Victoria
Canada
* Hampton, New Brunswick
*Ha ...
. However, its boundaries have changed greatly over the centuries; it initially encompassed what became
West Virginia
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after the American Civil War.
Republican
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Scott Rigell
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A Republican, Rig ...
defeated
Democrat
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Glenn Nye
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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
Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana or NAS Oceana is a United States Navy Naval Air Station located in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Nowadays, the station is located on 23.9 km2. It has total of 250 aircraft deployed and buildings valued at $800 mill ...
,
Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB)
Little Creek/
Fort Story
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, and
NAS Oceana Dam Neck Annex
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** Nas Air ( ...
, all located in
Virginia Beach
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. The
Hampton Roads
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area is considered to be a
military town {{Unreferenced, date=May 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot)
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.
In the November 6, 2018, election, Democrat
Elaine Luria
Elaine Goodman Luria (; ; born August 15, 1975) is an American politician and US Navy veteran serving as the U.S. representative from since 2019. Luria's congressional district includes most of Hampton Roads, including all of Virginia Beach, Wi ...
defeated Republican Scott Taylor. It is considered among the nation's most competitive congressional districts. In 2022, Luria was defeated by Republican
Jen Kiggans
Jennifer Ann Kiggans (née Moore; born June 18, 1971) is an American politician and nurse practitioner serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 2nd congressional district. A Republican, Kiggans is a former United States Navy helicopter ...
.
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
![VA 2016 Redistricting](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/VA_2016_Redistricting.png)
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
2016 elections.
Recent results in statewide races
List of members representing the district
Election results
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Historical district boundaries
See also
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Virginia's congressional districts
Virginia is currently divided into 11 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Current districts and representatives
List of members of the United States House delegation from Virgin ...
*
List of United States congressional districts
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References
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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Constituencies established in 1789
1789 establishments in Virginia
Constituencies disestablished in 1933
1933 disestablishments in Virginia
Constituencies established in 1935
1935 establishments in Virginia