Virginia increased its apportionment from 19 to 22 seats after the 1800 census. Virginia's congressional delegation remained the largest of any state, but would lose this distinction permanently after the 1810 United States census. Elections were held over three days in April 1803.
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates | |||
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George Jackson | Democratic-Republican | 1795 1797 (Lost) 1799 | Incumbent retired. New member (incumbent's son) elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | √ John G. Jackson (Democratic-Republican) Thomas Wilson (Federalist) | |||
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain. | nowrap | √ James Stephenson (Federalist) 53.6% Osborn Sprigg (Democratic-Republican) 46.4% | |||||
John Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | √ John Smith (Democratic-Republican) 89.9% Joseph Sexton (Democratic-Republican) 10.1% | |||
David Holmes | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | √ David Holmes (Democratic-Republican) Isaac Van Meter (Federalist) | |||
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain. Results were subsequently challenged and overturned. | nowrap | √ Thomas Lewis Jr. (Federalist) 44.4% Andrew Moore (Democratic-Republican) 36.8% John Woodward (Federalist) 18.7% | |||||
Abram Trigg | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | √ Abram Trigg (Democratic-Republican) | |||
Richard Brent | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. | nowrap | √ Joseph Lewis Jr. (Federalist) 56.5% Richard Brent (Democratic-Republican) 43.5% | |||
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | nowrap | √ Walter Jones (Democratic-Republican) James Ball (Federalist) | |||||
Philip R. Thompson | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | √ Philip R. Thompson (Democratic-Republican) | |||
John Dawson | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | √ John Dawson (Democratic-Republican) William I. Callis (Federalist) | |||
Anthony New | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | √ Anthony New (Democratic-Republican) 71.4% John Taylor (Federalist) 28.6% | |||
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain. | nowrap | √ Thomas Griffin (Federalist) 50.8% Burwell Bassett (Democratic-Republican) 49.2% | |||||
John J. Trigg | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | √ John J. Trigg (Democratic-Republican) | |||
Matthew Clay | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | √ Matthew Clay (Democratic-Republican) 88.9% James Hurt (Federalist) 11.1% | |||
John Randolph | Democratic-Republican | 1799 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | √ John Randolph (Democratic-Republican) Paul Carrington (Federalist) Abraham B. Venable (Democratic-Republican) Ischaxner Woodson | |||
William B. Giles | Democratic-Republican | 1790 (Special) 1798 (Resigned) 1801 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | √ John W. Eppes (Democratic-Republican) | |||
Thomas Claiborne | Democratic-Republican | 1793 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | √ Thomas Claiborne (Democratic-Republican) 51.3% Richard Field (Federalist) 48.7% | |||
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | nowrap | √ Peterson Goodwyn (Democratic-Republican) 66.9% James Jones (Federalist) 33.1% | |||||
Edwin Gray | Democratic-Republican | 1799 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | √ Edwin Gray (Democratic-Republican) | |||
Thomas Newton Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1799 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | √ Thomas Newton Jr. (Democratic-Republican) | |||
Samuel J. Cabell | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | √ Thomas M. Randolph (Democratic-Republican) 50.4% Samuel J. Cabell (Democratic-Republican) 49.6% | |||
John Clopton | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | √ John Clopton (Democratic-Republican) James Rind (Federalist) |