U.S. House · Historical · Virginia District 8
Virginia's 8th Congressional District
Members who have held the seat for Virginia's 8th Congressional District, with sourced biographical profiles, party, and term history. The currently-serving holder appears on the serving roster.
- Former U.S. RepresentativeAlexander BotelerVirginiaInd. Republican-Democrat1859–1861
- Former U.S. RepresentativeAlexander HolladayVirginiaDemocratic1849–1853
- Former U.S. RepresentativeBurwell BassettVirginiaJackson1805–1829
- Former U.S. RepresentativeElisha MeredithVirginiaDemocratic1891–1897
- Former U.S. RepresentativeHerbert Harris IIVirginiaDemocratic1975–1981
- Former U.S. RepresentativeHoward SmithVirginiaDemocratic1931–1967
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJames GibsonVirginiaConservative1869–1871
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJim Moran Jr.VirginiaDemocratic1991–2015
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJoseph Lewis Jr.VirginiaFederalist1803–1817
- Former U.S. RepresentativeRichard Coke Jr.VirginiaJackson1829–1833
- Former U.S. RepresentativeRobert MooreVirginiaDemocratic1919–1931
- Former U.S. RepresentativeSamuel GoodeVirginiaRepublican1799–1801
- Former U.S. RepresentativeStanford ParrisVirginiaRepublican1973–1991
- Former U.S. RepresentativeWalter JonesVirginiaRepublican1797–1811
- Former U.S. RepresentativeWilliam LeeVirginiaDemocratic1887–1893
- Former U.S. RepresentativeWilloughby NewtonVirginiaWhig1843–1845
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