Virginia's 8th Congressional District

Virginia's 8th Congressional District elects one member to the U.S. House of Representatives. Below is the district's current representative, the members of Congress who held this seat before, and Virginia's two U.S. Senators.

Current Representative

Donald Beyer (Democrat) currently represents Virginia's 8th Congressional District. See Donald Beyer's full voting record and key issue positions →

District History — Past Representatives

Members of Congress who previously represented Virginia's 8th Congressional District:

• James Moran — Democrat (until 2015)
• Stanford Parris — Republican (until 1991)
• Herbert Harris — Democrat (until 1981)
• Howard Smith — Democrat (until 1967)
• Robert Moore — Democrat (until 1931)
• Elisha Meredith — Democrat (until 1897)
• William Lee — Democrat (until 1893)
• James Gibson — Conservative (until 1871)
• Alexander Boteler — Ind. Republican-Democrat (until 1861)
• Alexander Holladay — Democrat (until 1853)

Virginia U.S. Senators

• Timothy Kaine — Democrat Senator
• Mark Warner — Democrat Senator
• Jim Webb — Democrat Senator
• John Warner — Republican Senator
• George Allen — Republican Senator
• Charles Robb — Democrat Senator
• Paul Trible — Republican Senator
• Harry Byrd — Independent Senator
• William Scott — Republican Senator
• William Spong — Democrat Senator
• Absalom Robertson — Democrat Senator
• Harry Byrd — Democrat Senator
• Thomas Burch — Democrat Senator
• Carter Glass — Democrat Senator
• Claude Swanson — Democrat Senator
• Thomas Martin — Democrat Senator
• John Daniel — Democrat Senator
• Eppa Hunton — Democrat Senator
• John Barbour — Democrat Senator
• Harrison Riddleberger — Republican Senator
• William Mahone — Republican Senator
• John Johnston — Democrat Senator
• Robert Withers — Democrat Senator
• John Lewis — Republican Senator
• Lemuel Bowden — Unionist Senator
• John Carlile — Unionist Senator
• Robert Hunter — Democrat Senator
• James Mason — Democrat Senator
• Isaac Pennybacker — Democrat Senator
• William Archer — Whig Senator
• William Rives — Whig Senator
• William Roane — Democrat Senator
• Richard Parker — Democrat Senator
• John Tyler — Senator
• Benjamin Leigh — Anti-Jacksonian Senator
• Littleton Tazewell — Jackson Senator
• James Barbour — Republican Senator
• John Taylor — Republican Senator
• James Pleasants — Republican Senator
• John Eppes — Republican Senator
• Armistead Mason — Republican Senator
• Richard Brent — Republican Senator
• William Giles — Republican Senator
• Andrew Moore — Republican Senator
• Abraham Venable — Republican Senator
• Stevens Mason — Republican Senator
• Henry Tazewell — Republican Senator
• James Monroe — Anti-Administration Senator
• Richard Lee — Anti-Administration Senator
• William Grayson — Anti-Administration Senator
• John Walker — Pro-Administration Senator

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