Virginia's 9th congressional district

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Virginia's ninth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia, covering much of the rural southwestern part of the state. The district includes the city of Salem, along with the towns of Abingdon and Blacksburg. It has been represented by Republican Morgan Griffith since 2011. Griffith took office after defeating 14-term incumbent Democrat Rick Boucher. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+22, it is the most Republican district in Virginia. The Ninth was the most competitive Virginia congressional district in the early 20th century, when the state was part of the Solid South. For twenty years (1903–1923), it was the only congressional district in Virginia — and one of the few in the entire former Confederacy – to be represented by a Republican. The district alternated between Democratic and Republican representation over the rest of the century. Some of the election results were so close – and questionable – that the district...

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