Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 13 Republican convention)
- Primary date: June 23
- Primary type: Open
- Registration deadline(s): May 26
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Early voting starts: Pending
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): June 23 (return by)
- Voter ID: Photo ID
- Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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| Filing deadline: March 26, 2020 |
| Primary: June 23, 2020 (canceled) General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent: Denver Riggleman (Republican) |
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Virginia's 5th Congressional District Republican Committee reported that Bob Good received 58% of the vote to incumbent Denver Riggleman's 42% at the Republican Party convention in Virginia's 5th Congressional District on June 13, 2020.[1]
Riggleman alleged that the nomination process had been compromised. He tweeted the night of June 13, "Voting irregularities and ballot stuffing has been reported in multiple counties in the #VA05. Voter fraud has been a hallmark of this nomination process and I will not stand for it. @VA_GOP needs to reevaluate their priorities. We are evaluating all our options at this time."[2] As of August 17, 2020, Riggleman had not formally contested the results.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the convention was held in a church parking lot and elected delegates cast ballots from their cars.[3]
The convention was originally scheduled for April 25, 2020. Virginia's 5th Congressional District Republican Committee voted on April 12 to change the date of the convention due to the coronavirus pandemic.[4] On May 11, the committee rescheduled the convention for June 13.[3]
Riggleman, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump (R), said he had a record of supporting the president’s agenda.[5] He also said he had worked on local issues like expansion of broadband services and getting Virginia’s industrial hemp crop added to federal crop insurance programs.[3] Riggleman was first elected in 2018, defeating Democrat Leslie Cockburn 53% to 47% in the general election after being selected as the nominee at the district convention.
Good, a former member of the Campbell County Board of Supervisors and former associate athletics director at Liberty University, said he wanted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, reduce the federal budget deficit, and reduce federal government involvement in education.[3]
Riggleman raised $1,533,000 and spent $1,340,000 through May 24, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Good raised $186,000 and spent $152,000 as of the same date.
At the time of the convention, major independent observers rated the general election as Solid Republican or Likely Republican.
This page focuses on Virginia's 5th Congressional District Republican convention. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
- Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Virginia modified its primary election process as follows:
- Election postponements: The primary election was postponed from June 9 to June 23.
- Voting procedures: The witness requirement for absentee voting in the primary election was suspended.
- Political party events: The Democratic Party of Virginia opted to conduct its state convention remotely. The Republican Party of Virginia postponed its 5th Congressional District and 7th Congressional District conventions to June 13 July 18, respectively.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
Republican convention
Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 5
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bob Good (R) | 59.8 | 1,517 |
 | Denver Lee Riggleman III (R) | 40.2 | 1,020 | |
| Total votes: 2,537 | |||
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District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+6, meaning that in the previous 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.[6]
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.[7]
Campaign finance
The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[8]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[9][10][11]
| Race ratings: Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 | |||||||||
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| November 3, 2020 | October 27, 2020 | October 20, 2020 | October 13, 2020 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Toss-up | Tilt Republican | Tilt Republican | Lean Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean Republican | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season. | |||||||||
Noteworthy events
5th Congressional District Republican convention postponed
Due to concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic, the Republican committee of Virginia's 5th Congressional District voted on April 12, 2020, to postpone its convention indefinitely. The convention was originally scheduled for April 25.[12] On May 11, the committee rescheduled the convention for June 13, 2020.[3]
See also
- Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
- Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
- United States House elections in Virginia, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primaries)
- United States House elections in Virginia, 2020 (June 23 Republican primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 5th Congressional District Republican Committee, "Report on 2020 Convention - June 13, 2020," June 14, 2020
- ↑ Twitter, "Denver Riggleman on June 13, 2020," accessed June 14, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 The Roanoke Times, "Republicans set convention date to settle bitter battle between Rep. Denver Riggleman and Bob Good," May 12, 2020
- ↑ The Roanoke Times, "Republicans postpone convention contest between Rep. Denver Riggleman, Bob Good," April 13, 2020
- ↑ Twitter, "Donald J. Trump on December 17, 2019," accessed June 12, 2020
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ The Roanoke Times, "Republicans postpone convention contest between Rep. Denver Riggleman, Bob Good," April 13, 2020
