Virginia's 18th congressional district

Virginia's 18th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1843 after the 1840 U.S. Census. Its last Congressman was George W. Hopkins.

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1793
John Nicholas	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795	3rd 4th 5th 6th	Elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Re-elected in 1797. Re-elected in 1799. Retired.
	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801
Philip R. Thompson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	7th	Elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 9th district.
Peterson Goodwyn	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813	8th 9th 10th 11th 12th	Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Re-elected in 1809. Re-elected in 1811. Redistricted to the 19th district.
Thomas Gholson, Jr.	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – July 4, 1816	13th 14th	Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Died.
Vacant		July 5, 1816 – December 3, 1816	14th
Thomas M. Nelson	Democratic-Republican	December 4, 1816 – March 3, 1819	14th 15th	Elected to finish Gholson's term. Re-elected in 1817. Retired.
Mark Alexander	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823	16th 17th	Elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 4th district.
Joseph Johnson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th	Elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Lost re-election.
	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
Isaac Leffler	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	20th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Philip Doddridge	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – November 19, 1832	21st 22nd	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		November 20, 1832 – January 20, 1833	22nd
Joseph Johnson	Jacksonian	January 21, 1833 – March 3, 1833		Elected January 1, 1833 to finish Doddridge's term and seated January 21, 1833. Retired.
John H. Fulton	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	23rd	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
George W. Hopkins	Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	24th 25th 26th 27th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 13th district.
	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
	Conservative	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841
	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
District eliminated March 4, 1843

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present