Virginia's 11th congressional district

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Virginia's 11th congressional district from January 3, 2023

Virginia's 11th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Situated in the Northern Virginia suburbs, the district comprises most of Fairfax County and the entirety of Fairfax City. The district is currently vacant, and was most recently represented by Democrat Gerry Connolly, who died in office on May 21, 2025.

The Hill newspaper quotes census data to conclude that Virginia's 11th district was the wealthiest congressional district in the nation from 2003 to 2013. The article attributed the wealth to "the presence of high-level federal workers and two-income families" and because "lobbyists and other corporate types flock to the D.C. area".[1]

The district last existed in what is now West Virginia's 1st district and was held by Jacob B. Blair before the events of the U.S. Civil War. Virginia did not have an 11th district until it was re-created after the 1990 United States census from portions of the old 8th and 10th districts because of explosive growth in Northern Virginia. It was intended to be a "fair fight" district; indeed, it encompassed most of the more Democratic portions of the old 10th district and the more Republican portions of the old 8th district.

George W. Bush only narrowly defeated John Kerry here in 2004, while Democratic Governor Tim Kaine and Democratic Senator Jim Webb both carried this district, in 2005 and 2006 respectively. In 2008, Barack Obama won this district over Republican Senator John McCain. As of 2025, the last time Republicans won this district was in the 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election, when Republican Bob McDonnell carried it, along with incumbent Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling in the lieutenant gubernatorial race. Democrat Leslie Byrne briefly held the seat for the first election cycle of the new district, but was quickly defeated in 1994 by Republican Tom Davis. Davis established a secure hold on the district during his tenure (1995–2008), but Democrat Gerry Connolly won it when Davis announced retirement and later resigned before his term ended.

Both Davis and Connolly may have been aided by their previous service on the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, where most of the 11th district's population is concentrated. 96.7% of 11th congressional district residents live in Fairfax County, with the remaining 3.3% living in Fairfax City.[2]

Recent electoral history

1990s

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Virginia's 11th Congressional District election (new district), 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Leslie L. Byrne Script error: No such module "string". 50.02
Script error: No such module "Political party". Henry N. Butler Script error: No such module "string". 45.17
Script error: No such module "Political party". A. T. "Art" Narro Script error: No such module "string". 2.93
Script error: No such module "Political party". Perry J. Mitchell Script error: No such module "string". 1.82
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Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Tom Davis Script error: No such module "string". 52.90
Script error: No such module "Political party". Leslie L. Byrne (inc.) Script error: No such module "string". 45.30
Script error: No such module "Political party". Gordon S. Cruickshank Script error: No such module "string". 1.75
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Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Tom Davis (inc.) Script error: No such module "string". 64.10
Script error: No such module "Political party". Thomas J. Horton Script error: No such module "string". 34.51
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Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Tom Davis (inc.) Script error: No such module "string". 81.71
Script error: No such module "Political party". C. W. "Levi" Levy Script error: No such module "string". 16.78
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2000s

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Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Tom Davis (inc.) Script error: No such module "string". 61.90
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mike L. Corrigan Script error: No such module "string". 34.35
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert K. McBride Script error: No such module "string". 1.96
Script error: No such module "Political party". C. W. "Levi" Levy Script error: No such module "string". 1.67
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Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Tom Davis (inc.) Script error: No such module "string". 82.90
Script error: No such module "Political party". Frank W. Creel Script error: No such module "string". 16.47
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Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Tom Davis (inc.) Script error: No such module "string". 60.25
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ken Longmyer Script error: No such module "string". 38.26
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joseph P. Oddo Script error: No such module "string". 1.40
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Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Tom Davis (inc.) Script error: No such module "string". 55.45
Script error: No such module "Political party". Andrew L. Hurst Script error: No such module "string". 43.57
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ferdinando C. Greco Script error: No such module "string". 0.87
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Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Gerry Connolly Script error: No such module "string". 54.69
Script error: No such module "Political party". Keith Fimian Script error: No such module "string". 43.05
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joseph P. Oddo Script error: No such module "string". 2.02
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2010s

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Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2010 [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Gerry Connolly (inc.) Script error: No such module "string". 49.22
Script error: No such module "Political party". Keith Fimian Script error: No such module "string". 48.79
Script error: No such module "Political party". Christopher F. DeCarlo Script error: No such module "string". 0.81
Script error: No such module "Political party". David L. Dotson Script error: No such module "string". 0.60
Script error: No such module "Political party". David William Gillis, Jr. Script error: No such module "string". 0.42
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Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Gerry Connolly (inc.) Script error: No such module "string". 60.98
Script error: No such module "Political party". Christopher Perkins Script error: No such module "string". 35.49
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joe F. Galdo Script error: No such module "string". 0.66
Script error: No such module "Political party". Peter M. Marchetti Script error: No such module "string". 0.58
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Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2014 [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Gerry Connolly (inc.) Script error: No such module "string". 56.86
Script error: No such module "Political party". Suzanne Scholte Script error: No such module "string". 40.36
Script error: No such module "Political party". Marc Harrold Script error: No such module "string". 1.74
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joe F. Galdo Script error: No such module "string". 0.93
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Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2016 [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Gerry Connolly (inc.) Script error: No such module "string". 87.88
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Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2018 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Gerry Connolly (inc.) Script error: No such module "string". 71.11
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeff Dove Script error: No such module "string". 26.93
Script error: No such module "Political party". Stevan Porter Script error: No such module "string". 1.80
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2020s

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Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2020[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Gerry Connolly (inc.) Script error: No such module "string". 71.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Manga Anantatmula Script error: No such module "string". 28.3
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Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2022[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Gerry Connolly (inc.) Script error: No such module "string". 66.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jim Myles Script error: No such module "string". 33.0
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Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2024[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Gerry Connolly (inc.) Script error: No such module "string". 66.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mike Van Meter Script error: No such module "string". 32.9
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Recent election results from statewide races

Year Office Results[10]
2008 President align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Obama 59% - 40%
Senate align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Warner 67% - 32%
2009 Governor align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|McDonnell 53% - 47%
Lt. Governor align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Bolling 50.1% - 49.9%
Attorney General align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Shannon 51% - 49%
2012 President align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Obama 59% - 41%
Senate align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Kaine 60% - 40%
2013 Governor align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|McAuliffe 57% - 37%
Lt. Governor align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Northam 62% - 37%
Attorney General align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Herring 60% - 40%
2014 Senate align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Warner 56% - 41%
2016 President align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Clinton 63% - 30%
2017 Governor align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Northam 67% - 32%
Lt. Governor align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Fairfax 67% - 33%
Attorney General align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Herring 67% - 33%
2018 Senate align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Kaine 70% - 27%
2020 President align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Biden 69% - 28%
Senate align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Warner 69% - 30%
2021 Governor align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|McAuliffe 64% - 35%
Lt. Governor align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Ayala 65% - 35%
Attorney General align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Herring 65% - 35%
2024 President align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Harris 65% - 31%
Senate align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Kaine 67% - 32%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[11]

Fairfax County (46)

Braddock (part; also 10th), Burke, Burke Centre, Centreville, Chantilly, Crosspointe, Difficult Run, Dranesville, Dunn Loring, Fairfax Station (part; also 10th), Fair Lakes, Fair Oaks, Floris, Franconia (part; also 8th), Franklin Farm, George Mason, Great Falls, Great Falls Crossing, Greenbriar, Herndon, Hutchinson, Kings Park, Kings Park West, Laurel Hill, Long Branch, Lorton, Mantua, McLean (part; also 8th), McNair, Merrifield, Navy, Newington, Newington Forest, Oakton, Ravensworth, Reston, South Run, Springfield (part; also 8th), Sully Square, Tysons, Union Mill (part; also 10th), Vienna, Wakefield, West Springfield, Wolf Trap, Woodburn

Independent city (1)

Fairfax

List of members representing the district

Representative Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1793
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Josiah Parker
(Macclesfield)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="background:Template:Party color" | Pro-Administration March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795
Template:USCongressOrdinal Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1793.
Re-elected in 1795.
Re-elected in 1797.
Re-elected in 1799.
Lost re-election.
Federalist March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1801
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Thomas Newton Jr.
(Norfolk)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1801 –
March 3, 1803
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1801.
Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
Anthony New
(Gloucester County)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805
Template:USCongressOrdinal Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1803.
Retired.
James M. Garnett
(Loretto)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1809
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1805.
Re-elected in 1807.
Retired.
John Roane
(Uppowac)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1813
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1809.
Re-elected in 1811.
Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
John Dawson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 –
March 31, 1814
Template:USCongressOrdinal Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1813.
Died.
Vacant March 31, 1814 –
September 19, 1814
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Philip P. Barbour
(Gordonsville)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Democratic-RepublicanTemplate:Efn September 19, 1814 –
March 3, 1825
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in June 1814 to finish Dawson's term and seated September 19, 1814.
Re-elected in 1815.
Re-elected in 1817.
Re-elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1821.
Retired.
Robert Taylor
(Orange)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1825.
Retired.
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Philip P. Barbour
(Gordonsville)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
October 15, 1830
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Resigned to become U.S. Circuit Court judge.
Vacant October 16, 1830 –
November 24, 1830
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John M. Patton
(Fredericksburg)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian November 25, 1830 –
March 3, 1833
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected to finish Barbour's term
Re-elected in 1831.
Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
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Andrew Stevenson
(Richmond)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
June 2, 1834
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1833.
Resigned.
Vacant June 3, 1834 –
December 7, 1834
John Robertson
(Richmond)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Anti-Jacksonian December 8, 1834 –
March 3, 1837
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected to finish Stevenson's term
Re-elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Retired.
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
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John M. Botts
(Richmond)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Lost re-election.
William Taylor
(Lexington)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic March 4, 1843 –
January 17, 1846
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1845.
Died.
Vacant January 18, 1846 –
March 5, 1846
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James McDowell
(Lexington)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic March 6, 1846 –
March 3, 1851
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected to finish Taylor's term
Re-elected in 1847.
Re-elected in 1849.
Retired.
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John Letcher
(Lexington)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1851.
Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
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John F. Snodgrass
(Parkersburg)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic March 4, 1853 –
June 5, 1854
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1853.
Died.
Vacant June 6, 1854 –
December 3, 1854
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Charles S. Lewis
(Clarksburg)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic December 4, 1854 –
March 3, 1855
Elected to finish Snodgrass's term
Lost re-election.
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John S. Carlile
(Clarksburg)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | American March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1855.
Lost re-election.
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Albert G. Jenkins
(Green Bottom)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
Resigned (Civil War).
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John S. Carlile
(Wheeling)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="background:Template:Party color" | Union March 4, 1861 –
July 9, 1861
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1861.
Resigned to become U.S. Senator.
Vacant July 10, 1861 –
December 1, 1861
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Jacob B. Blair
(Parkersburg)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="background:Template:Party color" | Union December 2, 1861 –
March 3, 1863
Elected to finish Carlile's term
Retired.
District dissolved March 3, 1863
District re-established January 3, 1993
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Leslie Byrne
(Falls Church)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1992.
Lost re-election.
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Tom Davis
(Vienna)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican January 3, 1995 –
November 24, 2008
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Announced retirement, then resigned.
Vacant November 24, 2008 –
January 3, 2009
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Gerry Connolly
(Mantua)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic January 3, 2009 –
May 21, 2025
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
Announced retirement, then died.
Vacant May 21, 2025 –
present
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Historical district boundaries

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2003–2013
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File:Virginia US Congressional District 11 (since 2013).tif
2013–2023
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See also

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Notes

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References

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  11. https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST51/CD118_VA11.pdf

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External links

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