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Virginia's 5th Congressional District
Incumbent
John McGuireRepublican
Assumed office: January 3, 2025

Virginia's 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by John McGuire (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Virginia representatives represented an average of 786,777 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 730,703 residents.

Elections

See also: Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2030


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2028


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 5

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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John McGuire (R)
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Suzanne Krzyzanowski (D)
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Tom Perriello (D)
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Mike Pruitt (D)
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Robert Tracinski (D)
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Kate Zabriskie (D)
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Bob Good (R)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

See also: Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 5

John McGuire (R) defeated Gloria Tinsley Witt (D) in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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John McGuire (R)
 
57.3
 
249,564
Image of Gloria Tinsley Witt
Gloria Tinsley Witt (D)  Candidate Connection
 
42.3
 
184,229
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5%
 
2,046

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 435,839
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5

Gloria Tinsley Witt (D) defeated Gary Terry (D) and Paul Riley (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on June 18, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gloria Tinsley Witt
Gloria Tinsley Witt  Candidate Connection
 
57.2
 
14,188
Image of Gary Terry
Gary Terry  Candidate Connection
 
22.4
 
5,566
Image of Paul Riley
Paul Riley  Candidate Connection
 
20.4
 
5,063

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 24,817
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5

John McGuire (R) defeated incumbent Bob Good (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on June 18, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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John McGuire
 
50.3
 
31,583
Image of Bob Good
Bob Good
 
49.7
 
31,209

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 62,792
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See also: Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 5

Incumbent Bob Good (R) defeated Joshua Throneburg (D) in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Bob Good (R)
 
57.6
 
177,191
Image of Joshua Throneburg
Joshua Throneburg (D)  Candidate Connection
 
42.2
 
129,996
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2%
 
588

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 307,775
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 21, 2022, was canceled. Joshua Throneburg (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 5

Incumbent Bob Good (R) defeated Dan Moy (R) in the Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on May 21, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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84.6
 
1,488
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Dan Moy
 
15.4
 
271

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,759
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See also: Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 5

Bob Good (R) defeated Cameron Webb (D) in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bob Good
Bob Good (R)
 
52.4
 
210,988
Image of Cameron Webb
Cameron Webb (D)
 
47.3
 
190,315
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3%
 
1,014

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 402,317
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5

Cameron Webb (D) defeated Claire Russo (D), Roger Dean Huffstetler (D), and John Lesinski (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on June 23, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Cameron Webb
 
66.6
 
35,965
Image of Claire Russo
Claire Russo
 
18.2
 
9,833
Image of Roger Dean Huffstetler
Roger Dean Huffstetler
 
9.9
 
5,337
Image of John Lesinski
John Lesinski  Candidate Connection
 
5.4
 
2,902

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 54,037
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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 5

Bob Good (R) defeated incumbent Denver Lee Riggleman III (R) in the Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on June 13, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Bob Good
 
59.8
 
1,517
Image of Denver Lee Riggleman III
Denver Lee Riggleman III
 
40.2
 
1,020

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,537
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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 5

Denver Lee Riggleman III (R) defeated Leslie Cockburn (D) in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Denver Lee Riggleman III
Denver Lee Riggleman III (R)
 
53.2
 
165,339
Image of Leslie Cockburn
Leslie Cockburn (D)
 
46.6
 
145,040
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2%
 
547

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 310,926
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 12, 2018, was canceled. Leslie Cockburn (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 12, 2018, was canceled. Denver Lee Riggleman III (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Previous election results


District map

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Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Virginia after the 2020 census

The Virginia Supreme Court unanimously approved congressional maps for the state on December 28, 2021.[10] The Virginia Redistricting Commission released two statewide congressional map proposals on October 14, 2021, and another on October 15, 2021.[11] After the commission missed its deadline for approving map proposals and the Virginia Supreme Court assumed authority over the process, the two special masters selected by the court released proposals for congressional districts on December 8, 2021.[12]

How does redistricting in Virginia work? On November 3, 2020, Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment establishing a commission-driven congressional and state legislative redistricting process. The 16-member commission comprises eight legislators and eight non-legislator members. Leaders of the legislature's two largest political parties select legislators to serve on the commission. The commission's eight citizen members are recommended by legislative leaders and selected by a committee of five retired circuit court judges. The commissioners themselves select one of the eight citizens to serve as chairperson.[13]

District maps are subject to the following consensus requirements:[13]

  • Congressional maps: Approval by 12 commissioners, including six legislators and six non-legislators.
  • Virginia State Senate: Approval by 12 commissioners, including six legislators (with three state senators) and six non-legislators.
  • Virginia House of Delegates: Approval by 12 commissioners, including six legislators (with three state delegates) and six non-legislators.

The commission submits its maps to the General Assembly, which can vote to approve the maps or reject them. The General Assembly cannot amend the maps. If the General Assembly rejects a map, the commission must draft a second map. If the General Assembly rejects that map, the Virginia Supreme Court is tasked with enacting a new map.[13][14]

2020

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2024

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2010-2011

This is the 5th Congressional District of Virginia after the 2001 redistricting process.
See also: Redistricting in Virginia after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Virginia State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+6. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Virginia's 5th the 179th most Republican district nationally.[15]

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Virginia's 5th the 180th most Republican district nationally.[16]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 53.4%-45.2%.[17]

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Virginia's 5th the 178th most Republican district nationally.[18]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 45.2% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 53.4%.[19]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+6. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Virginia's 5th Congressional District the 179th most Republican nationally.[20]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.95. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.95 points toward that party.[21]

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Garrett wins GOP nomination in 5th Congressional District," May 14, 2016
  2. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," accessed September 8, 2016
  3. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Virginia"
  4. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  5. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  7. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. ↑ 13News Now, "Virginia has new voting maps after redistricting process finishes," December 30, 2021
  11. ↑ Virginia Redistricting, "Congressional," accessed October 19, 2021
  12. ↑ Associated Press, "Proposed congressional maps give Dems an edge in Virginia," December 9, 2021
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Virginia's Legislative Information System, "HJ 615 Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission (first reference)," accessed November 18, 2020
  14. ↑ All About Redistricting, "Virginia," accessed May 8, 2015
  15. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  16. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  17. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  18. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  19. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  20. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  21. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Tim Kaine (D)
Mark Warner (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
Democratic Party (8)
Republican Party (5)

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