2026 results · Virginia · Virginia 5th District
John J. McGuire III, the Republican, wins re-election in Virginia's 5th District
Donald Trump carried the district by 12.0 points in 2024; this year's count is a 9.9-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
 John J. McGuire IIIRepublican, incumbent | 181,471 | 50.1% | |
 Tom S. P. PerrielloDemocrat | 174,007 | 48.1% | |
| Cooke C. HarveyIndependent | 5,819 | 1.6% | |
| Write-in | 715 | 0.2% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 98% counted.
About 98% of the expected vote counted362,012 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:01 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:12 PM ESTSource: Virginia Department of Elections
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About the seat
Virginia's 5th District takes in all or part of 24 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+12.0 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 9.9 points toward the Democrats, ranks 9 of 11 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+12.0
- 2024 House race, same lines
- R+15.1
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 9 of 11
- Albemarle County16%
- Lynchburg city8%
- Pittsylvania County7%
- Campbell County7%
- Charlottesville city5%
- Louisa County5%
- Goochland County5%
- Powhatan County5%
- 16 more41%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 24 counties compared moved 9.9 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 83% as many votes as in 2024, from 131% in Hanover County to 75% in Nottoway County.
Hanover County moved most: R+46.7 for president in 2024, R+28.2 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Campbell County added 5,381 net votes for Perriello against the 2024 margin, 12% of the district's change
Across the 24 counties compared, the margin moved by 44,832 votes toward Perriello: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Campbell County+5,381 Perriello
- Pittsylvania County+4,530 Perriello
- Lynchburg city+4,454 Perriello
- Louisa County+3,468 Perriello
- Bedford County+3,313 Perriello
- Albemarle County+2,770 Perriello
- Amherst County+2,618 Perriello
- Fluvanna County+2,223 Perriello
4 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Perriello this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Lynchburg cityR+7.8D+5.3
- Fluvanna CountyR+6.2D+8.5
- Nelson CountyR+7.4D+5.9
- Prince Edward CountyR+2.5D+8.4
How the vote came in
Perriello did best among mail ballots (D+50.7) and McGuire among Election Day votes(R+17.9).
- Election Day200,146 votes, 55% of the countR+17.9
- Early Voting133,668 votes, 37% of the countD+10.5
- Mailed Absentee27,463 votes, 8% of the countD+50.7
- Post-Election717 votes, 0% of the countD+43.0
- Provisional18 votes, 0% of the countD+5.6
The office’s own categories, as it reports them. Margins are within each kind of vote.
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Statewide
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 6–5, now D 8–3
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Virginia Department of Elections. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes. Photos: John McGuire III, by U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via the GPO Member Guide, cropped, background removed; Tom Perriello, by U.S. Department of State, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed.
