Virginia's 5th congressional district

{{Short description|U.S. House district for Virginia}}

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{{Infobox U.S. congressional district

| state = Virginia

| district number = 5

| image name = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|from=Virginia's 5th congressional district (2023–).map|frame-height=300|frame-width=400|frame-latitude=37.3|frame-longitude=-78.4|zoom=7|overlay-horizontal-alignment=right|overlay-vertical-alignment=bottom|overlay=150px}}

| image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023

| representative = John McGuire

| party = Republican

| residence = Manakin Sabot

| distribution ref = {{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html |title=Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based) |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |archive-date=April 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402141525/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html |url-status=dead}}

| percent urban = 35.3

| percent rural = 64.7

| population = 798,327{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=51&cd=05|title=My Congressional District|first=US Census Bureau|last=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP)|website=www.census.gov}}

| population year = 2023

| median income = $69,333

| percent white = 68.2

| percent hispanic = 4.3

| percent black = 20.6

| percent asian = 2.3

| percent more than one race = 3.9

| percent other race = 0.7

| cpvi = R+6{{Cite web|title=2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2025-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list|access-date=2025-04-05|website=Cook Political Report|language=en}}

| created = 1789

}}

File:Virginia's 5th congressional district (from 2023).png

Virginia's fifth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the commonwealth of Virginia. The 5th district includes the majority of Southside Virginia, though it stretches as far as the Richmond suburbs. Within the district are the cities of Charlottesville, Danville, and Lynchburg.

The district's first representative in Congress was James Madison, who defeated James Monroe in the district's first congressional election. Madison and Monroe would go on to serve as the 4th and 5th Presidents of the United States. The current Congressman is Republican John McGuire.

Historically, the 5th was one of the first districts of Virginia to turn Republican in presidential elections. Southside was one of the fountainheads for the Byrd Organization, and the region's Democrats began splitting their tickets in presidential elections as early as the 1930s. The trend accelerated in the years before the Civil Rights Act of 1965, as large portions of the area's limited and almost entirely white electorate who preferred conservative positions on black civil rights. The district was to be one of two in Virginia which gave a plurality of the vote to segregationist George Wallace in 1968, and has never supported a Democrat for president since Harry S. Truman in 1948.

Despite this, the congressional seat remained in the hands of Democrats who were very conservative even by Virginia standards. This ended in 1999, when Virgil Goode became an independent; he became a Republican in 2002. In 2008, Democrat Tom Perriello defeated Goode with significant Democratic down-ballot coattails from the Obama campaign. Republican Robert Hurt defeated Perriello in 2010, going on to serve three terms. After Hurt left office, the district continued to elect Republicans, including Tom Garrett, Denver Riggleman, who both served one term, and Bob Good, who was re-elected in 2022.

Redistricting after the 2020 census added Lynchburg to the district; most of its suburbs have been in the 5th for decades. It was also pushed as far east as Hanover County on Richmond's northern fringe.

Demographics

According to the APM Research Lab's Voter Profile Tools{{Cite web|title=Representing US: 2020 Voter Profiles|url=https://www.apmresearchlab.org/representingus/2020profiles|access-date=2020-10-22|website=APM Research Lab|language=en-US}} (featuring the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey), the district contained about 580,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 75% are White and 20% are Black. Immigrants make up 3% of the district's potential voters. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $57,700, while 12% of households live below the poverty line. As for the educational attainment of potential voters in the district, 12% of those 25 and older have not earned a high school degree, while 27% hold a bachelor's or higher degree.

Area covered

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST51/CD118_VA01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST51/CD118_VA05.pdf]

Albemarle County (15)

: All 15 communities

Amelia County (1)

: Amelia Court House

Amherst County (2)

: Amherst, Madison Heights

Appomattox County (3)

: All 3 communities

Bedford County (1)

Buckingham County (3)

: All 3 communities

Campbell County (5)

: All 5 communities

Charlotte County (4)

: All 4 communities

Cumberland County (2)

: Cumberland, Farmville (shared with Prince Edward County)

Fluvanna County (4)

: All 4 communities

Goochland County (1)

Halifax County (9)

: All 9 communities

Hanover County (0)

: No incorporated or census-recognized communities

Louisa County (3)

: All 3 communities

Lunenberg County (3)

: All 3 communities

Mecklenburg County (11)

: All 11 communities

Nelson County (7)

: All 7 communities

Nottoway County (4)

: All 4 communities

Powhatan County (1)

Pittsylvania County (6)

: All 6 communities

Prince Edward County (3)

: All 3 communities

Independent cities (3)

: Charlottesville, Danville, Lynchburg

Recent election results from statewide races

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! Year

! Office

! Resultshttps://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::bc930c25-236f-46a7-bbe9-d8d77e21d011

|2008

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|McCain 52% - 47%

rowspan=2|2009

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|McDonnell 63% - 37%

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bolling 62% - 38%

|2012

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Romney 55% - 45%

rowspan=3|2013

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Cuccinelli 52% - 40%

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Jackson 51% - 48%

Attorney General

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Obenshain 58% - 42%

|2014

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Gillespie 54% - 43%

|2016

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Trump 53% - 42%

rowspan=3|2017

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Gillespie 54% - 45%

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Vogel 57% - 43%

Attorney General

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Donley Adams 56% - 44%

|2018

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Stewart 50% - 48%

rowspan=2|2020

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Trump 53% - 45%

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Gade 52% - 48%

rowspan=3|2021

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Youngkin 60% - 39%

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Sears 60% - 40%

Attorney General

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Miyares 60% - 40%

rowspan=2|2024

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Trump 55% - 43%

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Cao 55% - 45%

Recent election results

= 2024 =

2024 Virginia's 5th congressional district election

Republican John McGuire III, who had ousted Bob Good in the Republican primary, defeated Democrat Gloria Witt in the November general election on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.{{cite web |title=Election Results {{!}} Member, House of Representatives (5th District) |url=https://enr.elections.virginia.gov/results/public/Virginia/elections/2024NovemberGeneral?st=Member,%20House%20of%20Representatives%20(5th%20District)&sv=01000000-c7a0-1ae0-6a9c-08dcde4d9ddb&sm=id |publisher=Virginia Department of Elections |access-date=2025-01-08}}

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! Candidate

! Party

! Votes

! Percentage

John McGuire III

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|249,564

|57.26%

Gloria Witt

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|184,229

|42.27%

Write-in

|

|2,048

|0.47%

Total votes cast

|

| 435,839

| 100.0%

= 2022 =

2022 Virginia's 5th congressional district election

Incumbent Bob Good defeated Josh Throneburg in the November general election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.{{Cite web |title=2022 November General |url=https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2022%20November%20General/Site/Congress.html |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=results.elections.virginia.gov}}

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! Candidate

! Party

! Votes

! Percentage

Bob Good

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|177,191

|57.57%

Josh Throneburg

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|129,996

|42.24%

Write-in

|

|603

|0.20%

Total votes cast

|

| 307,790

| 100.0%

= 2020 =

2020 Virginia's 5th congressional district election{{Cite news |title=Virginia Election Results: Fifth Congressional District |work=The New York Times |date=November 3, 2020 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-virginia-house-district-5.html |access-date=2020-11-13 }}

Republican Bob Good defeated Dr. Cameron Webb in the November general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.{{Cite web |last=Marcilla |first=Max |title=Democrat Cameron Webb concedes 5th Congressional District race to Republican Bob Good |url=https://www.nbc29.com/2020/11/04/democrat-cameron-webb-concedes-th-congressional-district-race-republican-bob-good/ |access-date=2020-11-04 |website=www.nbc29.com |date=November 4, 2020 |language=en-US}}

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! Candidate

! Party

! Votes

! Percentage

Bob Good

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

|210,988

|52.6%

Cameron Webb

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|190,315

|47.4%

Total votes cast

|

| 401,303

| 100.0%

= 2018 =

2018 Virginia's 5th congressional district election{{Cite web |title=2018 November General |url=https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2018%20November%20General/Site/Congress.html |access-date=November 7, 2018 |archive-date=November 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108141328/https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2018%20November%20General/Site/Congress.html |url-status=dead }}

Took place on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, with Republican Denver Riggleman winning the election. The incumbent, Tom Garrett, did not run for re-election.[https://www.elections.virginia.gov/Files/CastYourBallot/CandidateList/2018-Nov-Candidate-List.pdf Virginia Department of Elections, Certified Candidates in Ballot Order for November 6, 2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721191832/https://www.elections.virginia.gov/Files/CastYourBallot/CandidateList/2018-Nov-Candidate-List.pdf |date=July 21, 2018 }}. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

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! Candidate

! Party

! Votes

! Percentage

Denver Riggleman

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 165,339

| 53.18

Leslie Cockburn

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 145,040

| 46.65

All others

| Write In

| 547

| 0.18

Total votes cast

|

| 310,926

| 100

= 2016 =

2016 Virginia's 5th congressional district election{{Cite web|url=http://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/search/year_from:2010/year_to:2018/office_id:5/district_id:27258/stage:General|title=Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections|website=Virginia Elections Database|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-19}}

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! Candidate

! Party

! Votes

! Percentage

Tom Garrett

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 207,758

| 58.2%

Jane Dittmar

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 148,339

| 41.6%

All others

|

| 668

| 0.2%

Total votes cast

|

| 356,765

|

List of members representing the district

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! Member

! Party

! Term

! Cong
ress

! Electoral history

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| colspan=5 | District established March 4, 1789

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| align=left | 100px
James Madison
{{Small|(Montpelier)}}

| {{Party shading/Anti-Administration}} | Anti-Administration

| nowrap | March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1793

| {{USCongressOrdinal|1|2}}

| Elected in 1789.
Re-elected in 1790.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|VA|15|C}}.

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| rowspan=2 align=left | George Hancock
{{Small|(Fotheringay)}}

| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | Pro-Administration

| nowrap | March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|3|4}}

| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1793.
Re-elected in 1795.
Retired.

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| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| nowrap | March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797

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| align=left | John J. Trigg
{{Small|(Liberty)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1803

| {{USCongressOrdinal|5|7}}

| Elected in 1797.
Re-elected in 1799.
Re-elected in 1801.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|VA|13|C}}.

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| align=left | Thomas Lewis Jr.
{{Small|(Kanawha County)}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| nowrap | March 4, 1803 –
March 5, 1804

| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|8}}

| Election invalidated.

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| align=left | 100px
Andrew Moore
{{Small|(Lexington)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| nowrap | March 5, 1804 –
August 11, 1804

| Elected in 1804.
Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | August 12, 1804 –
December 3, 1804

|

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| align=left | Alexander Wilson

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| nowrap | December 4, 1804 –
March 3, 1809

| {{USCongressOrdinal|8|10}}

| Elected to finish Moore's term.
Re-elected in 1805.
Re-elected in 1807.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | 100px
James Breckinridge
{{Small|(Fincastle)}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| nowrap | March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1817

| {{USCongressOrdinal|11|14}}

| Elected in 1809.
Re-elected in 1811.
Re-elected in 1813.
Re-elected in 1815.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
John Floyd
{{Small|(Newbern)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1823

| {{USCongressOrdinal|15|17}}

| Elected in 1817.
Re-elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1821.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|VA|20|C}}.

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| rowspan=2 align=left | 100px
John Randolph
{{Small|(Charlotte)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825

| {{USCongressOrdinal|18|19}}

| rowspan=2 | Redistricted from the {{ushr|VA|16|C}} and re-elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1825.
Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.

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| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Jacksonian

| nowrap | March 4, 1825 –
December 26, 1825

| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|19}}

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | December 27, 1825 –
January 20, 1826

|

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| align=left | George W. Crump
{{Small|(Cumberland)}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Jacksonian

| nowrap | January 21, 1826 –
March 3, 1827

| Elected to finish Randolph's term.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
John Randolph
{{Small|(Charlotte)}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Jacksonian

| nowrap | March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1829

| {{USCongressOrdinal|20}}

| Elected in 1827.
Retired.

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| align=left | Thomas Bouldin
{{Small|(Charlotte)}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Jacksonian

| nowrap | March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1833

| {{USCongressOrdinal|21|22}}

| Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | 100px
John Randolph
{{Small|(Charlotte)}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Jacksonian

| nowrap | March 4, 1833 –
May 24, 1833

| rowspan=4 | {{USCongressOrdinal|23}}

| Elected in 1833.
Died.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | May 25, 1833 –
August 25, 1833

|

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| align=left | Thomas Bouldin
{{Small|(Charlotte)}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Jacksonian

| nowrap | August 26, 1833 –
February 11, 1834

| Elected to finish Randolph's term.
Died.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | February 12, 1834 –
March 14, 1834

|

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| rowspan=2 align=left | James Bouldin
{{Small|(Charlotte)}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Jacksonian

| nowrap | March 15, 1834 –
March 3, 1837

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|23|25}}

| rowspan=2 | Elected to finish his brother's term.
Re-elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Retired.

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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839

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| align=left | John Hill
{{Small|(Buckingham)}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| nowrap | March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841

| {{USCongressOrdinal|26}}

| Elected in 1839.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | Edmund W. Hubard
{{Small|(Curdsville)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843

| {{USCongressOrdinal|27}}

| Elected in 1841.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|VA|4|C}}.

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| align=left | 100px
Thomas W. Gilmer
{{Small|(Charlottesville)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1843 –
February 18, 1844

| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|28}}

| Elected in 1843.
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Navy

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | February 19, 1844 –
May 9, 1844

|

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| align=left | 100px
William L. Goggin
{{Small|(Liberty)}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| nowrap | May 10, 1844 –
March 3, 1845

| Elected to finish Gilmer's term.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | Shelton Leake
{{Small|(Charlottesville)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847

| {{USCongressOrdinal|29}}

| Elected in 1845.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | 100px
William L. Goggin
{{Small|(Liberty)}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| nowrap | March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849

| {{USCongressOrdinal|30}}

| Elected in 1847.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | Paulus Powell
{{Small|(Amherst)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853

| {{USCongressOrdinal|31|32}}

| Elected in 1849.
Re-elected in 1851.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|VA|6|C}}.

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| align=left | 100px
Thomas S. Bocock
{{Small|(Appomattox)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1861

| {{USCongressOrdinal|33|36}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|VA|4|C}} and re-elected in 1853.
Re-elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
Resigned.

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| colspan=2 | District inactive

| nowrap | March 4, 1861 –
January 26, 1870

| {{USCongressOrdinal|37|41}}

| Civil War and Reconstruction

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| align=left | 100px
Robert Ridgway
{{Small|(Cool Well)}}

| {{Party shading/Conservative}} | Conservative

| nowrap | January 27, 1870 –
October 16, 1870

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|41}}

| Elected in 1870.
Died.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | October 17, 1870 –
November 7, 1870

|

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| rowspan=2 align=left | 100px
Richard T. W. Duke Sr.
{{Small|(Charlottesville)}}

| {{Party shading/Conservative}} | Conservative

| nowrap | November 8, 1870 –
March 3, 1871

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|41|42}}

| rowspan=2 | Elected to finish Ridgway's term.
Re-elected in 1870.
Lost re-election.

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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873

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| align=left | Alexander Davis
{{Small|(Independence)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1873 –
March 5, 1874

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|43}}

| Election invalidated.

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| align=left | 100px
Christopher Y. Thomas
{{Small|(Martinsville)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 5, 1874 –
March 3, 1875

| Elected in 1874.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | 100px
George C. Cabell
{{Small|(Danville)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1887

| {{USCongressOrdinal|44|49}}

| Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | John R. Brown
{{Small|(Martinsville)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889

| {{USCongressOrdinal|50}}

| Elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | 100px
Posey G. Lester
{{Small|(Floyd)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1893

| {{USCongressOrdinal|51|52}}

| Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Claude A. Swanson
{{Small|(Chatham)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1893 –
January 30, 1906

| {{USCongressOrdinal|53|59}}

| Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Elected Governor of Virginia.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | January 31, 1906 –
November 5, 1906

| {{USCongressOrdinal|59}}

|

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| align=left | 100px
Edward W. Saunders
{{Small|(Rocky Mount)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | November 6, 1906 –
February 29, 1920

| {{USCongressOrdinal|59|66}}

| Elected to finish Swanson's term.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Resigned to become Virginia Supreme Court justice.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | March 1, 1920 –
May 31, 1920

| {{USCongressOrdinal|66}}

|

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| align=left | 100px
Rorer A. James
{{Small|(Danville)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | June 1, 1920 –
August 6, 1921

| {{USCongressOrdinal|66|67}}

| Elected to finish Saunders's term.
Re-elected in 1920.
Died.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | August 7, 1921 –
November 7, 1921

| {{USCongressOrdinal|67}}

|

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| align=left | 100px
J. Murray Hooker
{{Small|(Stuart)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | November 8, 1921 –
March 3, 1925

| {{USCongressOrdinal|67|68}}

| Elected to finish James's term.
Re-elected in 1922.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Joseph Whitehead
{{Small|(Chatham)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1931

| {{USCongressOrdinal|69|71}}

| Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | 100px
Thomas G. Burch
{{Small|(Martinsville)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1931 –
March 3, 1933

| {{USCongressOrdinal|72}}

| Elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|VA|AL|C}}.

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| colspan=2 | District inactive

| nowrap | March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935

| {{USCongressOrdinal|73}}

|

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| align=left | 100px
Thomas G. Burch
{{Small|(Martinsville)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1935 –
May 31, 1946

| {{USCongressOrdinal|74|79}}

| Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | May 31, 1946 –
November 5, 1946

| {{USCongressOrdinal|79}}

|

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| align=left | 100px
Thomas B. Stanley
{{Small|(Stanleytown)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | November 5, 1946 –
February 3, 1953

| {{USCongressOrdinal|79|83}}

| Elected to finish Burch's term.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Resigned to run for Governor of Virginia.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | February 3, 1953 –
April 14, 1953

| {{USCongressOrdinal|83}}

|

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William M. Tuck
{{Small|(South Boston)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | April 14, 1953 –
January 3, 1969

| {{USCongressOrdinal|83|90}}

| Elected to finish Stanley's term.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Dan Daniel
{{Small|(Danville)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1969 –
January 23, 1988

| {{USCongressOrdinal|91|100}}

| Elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Died.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | January 23, 1988 –
June 14, 1988

| {{USCongressOrdinal|100}}

|

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| align=left | 100px
Lewis F. Payne Jr.
{{Small|(Nellysford)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | June 14, 1988 –
January 3, 1997

| {{USCongressOrdinal|100|104}}

| Elected to finish Daniel's term.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired.

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| rowspan=3 align=left | 100px
Virgil H. Goode Jr.
{{Small|(Rocky Mount)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1997 –
January 27, 2000

| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|105|110}}

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Lost re-election.

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| {{Party shading/Independent}} | Independent

| nowrap | January 27, 2000 –
August 1, 2002

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | August 1, 2002 –
January 3, 2009

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| align=left | 100px
Tom Perriello
{{Small|(Charlottesville)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011

| {{USCongressOrdinal|111}}

| Elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | 100px
Robert Hurt
{{Small|(Chatham)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2017

| {{USCongressOrdinal|112|114}}

| Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Tom Garrett
{{Small|(Ruckersville)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019

| {{USCongressOrdinal|115}}

| Elected in 2016.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Denver Riggleman
{{Small|(Afton)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021

| {{USCongressOrdinal|116}}

| Elected in 2018.
Lost renomination.

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Bob Good
{{Small|(Evington)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2025

| {{USCongressOrdinal|117|118}}

| Elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Lost renomination.

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|align=left |100px
John McGuire
{{Small|(Goochland)}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

|January 3, 2025 –
present

|{{USCongressOrdinal|119|present}}

|Elected in 2024.

Historical district boundaries

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The Virginia Fifth District was originally created in 1788, including the counties of Albemarle, Amherst, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Spotsylvania, Orange, and Culpepper.{{cite web |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081883278&seq=658 |title=Statute of 20 November 1788 |date=1788-11-20 }}

See also

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References

{{Reflist}}

{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1989|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
[http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]

External links

[http://democratsva5.org/ 5th CD Democratic Committee website]
[http://www.5thdistrictva.gop/ 5th CD Republican Committee website]

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