Virginia's second congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It currently encompasses all of Accomack, Northampton, and York Counties; all of the independent cities of Virginia Beach and Williamsburg; and parts of the independent cities of Norfolk and Hampton. However, its boundaries have changed greatly over the centuries; it initially encompassed what became West Virginia after the American Civil War. Republican Scott Rigell defeated Democrat Glenn Nye in the November 2, 2010, election, and took his seat January 3, 2011, until 2017, when he was succeeded by Scott Taylor.