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.
- Alexander BotelerVirginiaInd. Republican-Democrat1859–1861
- Alexander HolladayVirginiaDemocratic1849–1853
- Burwell BassettVirginiaJackson1805–1829
- Elisha MeredithVirginiaDemocratic1891–1897
- Herbert Harris IIVirginiaDemocratic1975–1981
- Howard SmithVirginiaDemocratic1931–1967
- James GibsonVirginiaConservative1869–1871
- Jim Moran Jr.VirginiaDemocratic1991–2015
- Joseph Lewis Jr.VirginiaFederalist1803–1817
- Richard Coke Jr.VirginiaJackson1829–1833
- Robert MooreVirginiaDemocratic1919–1931
- Samuel GoodeVirginiaRepublican1799–1801
- Stanford ParrisVirginiaRepublican1973–1991
- Walter JonesVirginiaRepublican1797–1811
- William LeeVirginiaDemocratic1887–1893
- Willoughby NewtonVirginiaWhig1843–1845
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