1829 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

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Virginia elected its members in April 1829 after the term began but before Congress convened.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Virginia 1 Thomas Newton Jr. Anti-Jacksonian 1801 Incumbent re-elected.
The election was later successfully contested.
  • Green tickY Thomas Newton Jr. (Anti-Jacksonian) 50.3%
  • George Loyall (Jacksonian) 49.7%
Virginia 2 James Trezvant Jacksonian 1825 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY James Trezvant (Jacksonian) 100%
Virginia 3 William S. Archer Jacksonian 1820 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William S. Archer (Jacksonian) 100%
Virginia 4 Mark Alexander Jacksonian 1819 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Mark Alexander (Jacksonian) 100%
Virginia 5 John Randolph Jacksonian 1799
1812 (Lost)
1815
1817 (Retired)
1819
1825 (Resigned)
1827
Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
  • Green tickY Thomas T. Bouldin (Jacksonian) 46.1%
  • George W. Crump (Jacksonian) 42.0%
  • John Miller 11.9%
Virginia 6 Thomas Davenport Jacksonian 1825 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Thomas Davenport (Jacksonian) 100%
Virginia 7 Nathaniel H. Claiborne Jacksonian 1825 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Nathaniel H. Claiborne (Jacksonian) 100%
Virginia 8 Burwell Bassett Jacksonian 1805
1812 (Lost)
1815
1819 (Retired)
1821
Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
  • Green tickY Richard Coke Jr. (Jacksonian) 41.7%
  • Burwell Bassett (Jacksonian) 37.5%
  • Carter M. Braxton 20.8%
Virginia 9 Andrew Stevenson Jacksonian 1821 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Andrew Stevenson (Jacksonian) 100%
Virginia 10 William C. Rives Jacksonian 1823 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William C. Rives (Jacksonian) 100%
Virginia 11 Philip P. Barbour Jacksonian 1814 (Special)
1825 (Retired)
1827
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Philip P. Barbour (Jacksonian) 100%
Virginia 12 John Roane Jacksonian 1809
1815 (Retired)
1827
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John Roane (Jacksonian) 100%
Virginia 13 John Taliaferro Anti-Jacksonian 1801
1803 (Retired)
1811 (Challenge)
1813 (Lost)
1824 (Special)
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John Taliaferro (Anti-Jacksonian) 61.8%
  • Willoughby Newton 38.2%
Virginia 14 Charles F. Mercer Anti-Jacksonian 1817 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Charles F. Mercer (Anti-Jacksonian) 82.0%
  • John Gibson 18.0%
Virginia 15 John S. Barbour Jacksonian 1823 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John S. Barbour (Jacksonian) 100%
Virginia 16 William Armstrong Anti-Jacksonian 1825 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William Armstrong (Anti-Jacksonian) 100%
Virginia 17 Robert Allen Jacksonian 1827 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Robert Allen (Jacksonian) 61.5%
  • Samuel Kerceval 38.5%
Virginia 18 Isaac Leffler Anti-Jacksonian 1827 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Anti-Jacksonian hold.
  • Green tickY Philip Doddridge (Anti-Jacksonian) 59.6%
  • Joseph Johnson (Jacksonian) 40.4%
Virginia 19 William McCoy Jacksonian 1811 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William McCoy (Jacksonian) 100%
Virginia 20 John Floyd Jacksonian 1817 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
  • Green tickY Robert Craig (Jacksonian) 55.0%
  • Fleming B. Miller 45.0%
Virginia 21 Lewis Maxwell Anti-Jacksonian 1827 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Lewis Maxwell (Anti-Jacksonian) 40.0%
  • Joseph Lowell 39.8%
  • William Smith (Jacksonian) 20.2%
Virginia 22 Alexander Smyth Jacksonian 1817
1825 (Lost)
1827
Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Alexander Smyth (Jacksonian) 100%

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