| 1916 | Virginia Senate | DEM | —Single-member district | Bedford, Rockbridge, Buena Vista City | Not a legislative leader |
| 1917 | Virginia Senate | DEM | —Single-member district | Bedford, Rockbridge, Buena Vista City | Not a legislative leader |
| 1918 | Virginia Senate | DEM | —Single-member district | Bedford, Rockbridge, Buena Vista City | Not a legislative leader |
| 1919 | Virginia Senate | DEM | —Single-member district | Bedford, Rockbridge, Buena Vista City | Not a legislative leader |
| 1920 | Virginia Senate | DEM | —Single-member district | Bedford, Rockbridge, Buena Vista City | Not a legislative leader |
| 1921 | Virginia Senate | DEM | —Single-member district | Bedford, Rockbridge, Buena Vista City | Not a legislative leader |
| 1922 | Virginia Senate | DEM | —Single-member district | Bedford, Rockbridge, Buena Vista City | Not a legislative leader |
| 1923 | Virginia Senate | DEM | —Single-member district | Bedford, Rockbridge, Buena Vista City | Not a legislative leader |
| 1933 | U.S. House of Representatives | D | 0Single-member district | Virginia | — |
| 1934 | U.S. House of Representatives | D | —Single-member district | — | — |
| 1935 | U.S. House of Representatives | D | 7Single-member district | — | — |
| 1936 | U.S. House of Representatives | D | —Single-member district | — | — |
| 1937 | U.S. House of Representatives | D | 7Single-member district | — | — |
| 1938 | U.S. House of Representatives | D | —Single-member district | — | — |
| 1939 | U.S. House of Representatives | D | 7Single-member district | — | — |
| 1940 | U.S. House of Representatives | D | —Single-member district | — | — |
| 1941 | U.S. House of Representatives | D | 7Single-member district | — | — |
| 1942 | U.S. House of Representatives | D | —Single-member district | — | — |
| 1943 | U.S. House of Representatives | D | 7Single-member district | — | — |
| 1944 | U.S. House of Representatives | D | —Single-member district | — | — |
| 1945 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1946 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1947 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1948 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1949 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1950 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1951 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1952 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1953 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1954 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1955 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1956 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1957 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1958 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1959 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1960 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1961 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1962 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1963 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1964 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1965 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |
| 1966 | U.S. Senate | D | VAAt large (statewide) | Virginia | — |