1815 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

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{{Elections in Virginia}}

The United States state of Virginia held elections in April 1815.

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rowspan=2 | District

! colspan=3 | Incumbent

! colspan=2 | This race

Representative

! Party

! First elected

! Results

! Candidates{{efn|name="m1"|Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed.}}

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| John G. Jackson

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1803
1810 (Resigned)
1813

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | John G. Jackson (Democratic-Republican) 94.7%
Others 5.3%

{{ushr|VA|2|X}}

| Francis White

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1813

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.

| nowrap | Magnus Tate (Federalist) 63.4%
Francis White (Democratic-Republican) 36.6%

{{ushr|VA|3|X}}

| John Smith

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1801

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | Henry St. George Tucker (Democratic-Republican) 71.5%
Griffin Taylor (Federalist) 27.6%

{{ushr|VA|4|X}}

| William McCoy

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1811

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | William McCoy (Democratic-Republican) 51.0%
Robert Porterfield (Federalist) 49.0%

{{ushr|VA|5|X}}

| James Breckinridge

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1809

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | James Breckinridge (Federalist) 51.5%
John Floyd (Democratic-Republican) 48.5%

{{ushr|VA|6|X}}

| Daniel Sheffey

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1809

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | Daniel Sheffey (Federalist){{efn|name="nr"|Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source(s).}}

{{ushr|VA|7|X}}

| Hugh Caperton

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1813

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.

| nowrap | Ballard Smith (Democratic-Republican){{efn | name="nr"}}
John Matthews (Federalist)

{{ushr|VA|8|X}}

| Joseph Lewis Jr.

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1803

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | Joseph Lewis Jr. (Federalist) 52.0%
Armistead Mason (Democratic-Republican) 48.0%

{{ushr|VA|9|X}}

| John P. Hungerford

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1813

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | John P. Hungerford (Democratic-Republican) 56.9%
William Brent (Democratic-Republican) 43.1%

{{ushr|VA|10|X}}

| Aylett Hawes

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1811

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | Aylett Hawes (Democratic-Republican) 59.4%
John Scott (Federalist) 40.6%

{{ushr|VA|11|X}}

| Philip P. Barbour

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1814 (Special)

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | Philip P. Barbour (Democratic-Republican){{efn | name="nr"}}
John Mercer (Democratic-Republican)

{{ushr|VA|12|X}}

| John Roane

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1809

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | William H. Roane (Democratic-Republican) 78.1%
James M. Garnett (Federalist) 21.9%

{{ushr|VA|13|X}}

| Thomas M. Bayly

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1811

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.

| nowrap | Burwell Bassett (Democratic-Republican) 52.6%
John Eyre (Federalist)

{{ushr|VA|14|X}}

| William A. Burwell

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1806 (Special)

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | William A. Burwell (Democratic-Republican){{efn | name="nr"}}

{{ushr|VA|15|X}}

| John Kerr

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1813

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | Matthew Clay (Democratic-Republican) 42.5%
John Kerr (Democratic-Republican) 34.1%
William Rice (Federalist) 20.3%
White (Federalist) 3.1%{{efn | name="fn" | Source did not provide full name.}}

{{ushr|VA|16|X}}

| John W. Eppes

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1803
1811 (Lost)
1813

| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | John Randolph (Democratic-Republican) 51.6%
John W. Eppes (Democratic-Republican) 48.4%

{{ushr|VA|17|X}}

| James Pleasants

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1811

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | James Pleasants (Democratic-Republican){{efn | name="nr"}}

{{ushr|VA|18|X}}

| Thomas Gholson Jr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1808 (Special)

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | Thomas Gholson Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 88.1%
John C. Goode (Federalist) 11.9%

{{ushr|VA|19|X}}

| Peterson Goodwyn

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1803

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | Peterson Goodwyn (Democratic-Republican){{efn | name="nr"}}

{{ushr|VA|20|X}}

| James Johnson

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1813

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | James Johnson (Democratic-Republican) 52.2%
Edwin Gray (Federalist) 47.8%

{{ushr|VA|21|X}}

| Thomas Newton Jr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1797

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | Thomas Newton Jr. (Democratic-Republican){{efn | name="nr"}}

{{ushr|VA|22|X}}

| Hugh Nelson

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1811

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | Hugh Nelson (Democratic-Republican){{efn | name="nr"}}

{{ushr|VA|23|X}}

| John Clopton

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1801

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | John Clopton (Democratic-Republican){{efn | name="nr"}}

See also

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