Virginia's 20th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1843 after the 1840 U.S. census. Its last congressman was Samuel L. Hays.
List of members representing the district Representative Party Term Congress Electoral history District established March 4, 1803 Thomas Newton Jr. Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –March 3, 1813 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1803.Re-elected in 1805.Re-elected in 1807.Re-elected in 1809.Re-elected in 1811.Redistricted to the . James Johnson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 –February 2, 1820 Elected in 1813.Re-elected in 1815.Re-elected in 1817.Re-elected in 1819.Resigned to become Norfolk Customs Collector. Vacant February 2, 1820 –August 28, 1820 John C. Gray Democratic-Republican August 28, 1820 –March 3, 1821 Elected to finish Johnson's term.Lost re-election. Arthur Smith Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 –March 3, 1823 Elected in 1821.Retired. John Floyd Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –March 3, 1825 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1823.Re-elected in 1825.Re-elected in 1827.Retired. Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –March 3, 1829 Robert Craig Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –March 3, 1833 Elected in 1829.Re-elected in 1831.Lost re-election. John J. Allen Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –March 3, 1835 Elected in 1833.Lost re-election. Joseph Johnson Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –March 3, 1837 Elected in 1835. Democratic March 4, 1837 –March 3, 1841 Elected in 1837.Re-elected in 1839.Retired. Samuel L. Hays Democratic March 4, 1841 –March 3, 1843 Elected in 1841.Lost re-election. District dissolved March 4, 1843
References
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present