Virginia's 5th Congressional District

Virginia's 5th Congressional District

Incumbent

John McGuire

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

2024

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

Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)

Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 5

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

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 435,839
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5

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

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,817
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5

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

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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,792
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2022

See also: Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 5

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

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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 307,775
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Joshua Throneburg advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andy Parker (D)
• Lewis Combs (D)
• Thomas McLellan (D)

Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 5

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Good (R)	84.6	1,488
	Submit photo	Dan Moy (R)	15.4	271

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,759
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2020

See also: Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 5

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

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 402,317
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5

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

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,037
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kim Daugherty (D)
• Shadi Ayyas (D)

Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 5

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Good (R)	59.8	1,517
		Denver Lee Riggleman III (R)	40.2	1,020

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,537
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2018

See also: Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 5

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

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 310,926
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Leslie Cockburn advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Denver Lee Riggleman III advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Thomas Garrett (R)

2016

See also: Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Tom Garrett (R) defeated Jane Dittmar (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Garrett defeated Jim McKelvey, Michael Del Rosso, and Joe Whited at the Republican convention on May 14, 2016.

U.S. House, Virginia District 5 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tom Garrett	58.2%	207,758
	Democratic	Jane Dittmar	41.6%	148,339
	N/A	Write-in	0.2%	659
Total Votes				356,756
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

2014

See also: Virginia's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 5th Congressional District of Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Robert Hurt defeated Lawrence Gaughan (D), Libertarian Paul Jones and Green Party candidate Kenneth Hildebrandt in the general election.

U.S. House, Virginia District 5 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Robert Hurt Incumbent	60.9%	124,735
	Democratic	Lawrence Gaughan	35.9%	73,482
	Libertarian	Paul Jones	2.1%	4,298
	Green	Kenneth Hildebrandt	1.1%	2,209
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	221
Total Votes				204,945
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

2012

See also: Virginia's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 5th Congressional District of Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Robert Hurt won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Virginia District 5 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Douglass	42.9%	149,214
	Republican	Robert Hurt Incumbent	55.4%	193,009
	Green	Kenneth Hildebrandt	1.6%	5,500
	Write-In	N/A	0.1%	388
Total Votes				348,111
Source: Virginia State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Robert Hurt won election to the United States House. He defeated Thomas S. P. Perriello (D) and Jeffrey A. Clark (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Virginia District 5 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Robert Hurt	50.8%	119,560
	Democratic	Thomas S. P. Perriello incumbent	47%	110,562
	Independent	Jeffrey A. Clark	2.1%	4,992
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	185
Total Votes				235,299

2008
On November 4, 2008, Tom S.P. Perriello won election to the United States House. He defeated Virgil H. Goode, Jr. (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Virginia District 5 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tom S.P. Perriello	50.1%	158,810
	Republican	Virgil H. Goode, Jr. incumbent	49.9%	158,083
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	183
Total Votes				317,076

2006
On November 7, 2006, Virgil H. Goode, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Al C. Weed II (D) and Joseph P. Oddo (Independent Green) in the general election.

U.S. House, Virginia District 5 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Virgil H. Goode, Jr. incumbent	59.1%	125,370
	Democratic	Al C. Weed II	39.9%	84,682
	Independent Green	Joseph P. Oddo	0.9%	1,928
	N/A	N/A	0%	99
Total Votes				212,079

2004
On November 2, 2004, Virgil H. Goode, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Al C. Weed II (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Virginia District 5 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Virgil H. Goode, Jr. incumbent	63.7%	172,431
	Democratic	Al C. Weed II	36.3%	98,237
	N/A	Write-in	0%	90
Total Votes				270,758

2002
On November 5, 2002, Virgil H. Goode, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Meredith M. Richards (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Virginia District 5 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Virgil H. Goode, Jr. incumbent	63.5%	95,360
	Democratic	Meredith M. Richards	36.5%	54,805
	N/A	Write--in	0%	68
Total Votes				150,233

2000
On November 7, 2000, Virgil H. Goode, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John W. Boyd (D) and Joseph S. Spence (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Virginia District 5 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Virgil H. Goode, Jr. incumbent	67.4%	143,312
	Democratic	John W. Boyd	30.7%	65,387
	Independent	Joseph S. Spence	1.9%	3,936
	N/A	Write-in	0%	70
Total Votes				212,705

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. The Virginia Redistricting Commission released two statewide congressional map proposals on October 14, 2021, and another on October 15, 2021. 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.

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.

District maps are subject to the following consensus requirements:

• 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.

Virginia District 5
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Virginia District 5
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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.

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.

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%.

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.

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%.

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.

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.

See also

• Redistricting in Virginia
• Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
• Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
• Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
• Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 5

Footnotes

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Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tim Kaine (D)

Mark Warner (D)

Representatives

District 1

Rob Wittman (R)

District 2

Jennifer Kiggans (R)

District 3

Bobby Scott (D)

District 4

Jennifer McClellan (D)

District 5

John McGuire (R)

District 6

Benjamin Lee Cline (R)

District 7

Eugene Vindman (D)

District 8

Donald Sternoff Beyer (D)

District 9

H. Morgan Griffith (R)

District 10

Suhas Subramanyam (D)

District 11

James Walkinshaw (D)

Democratic Party (8)

Republican Party (5)