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      Home/Elections/1994/US House/Virginia/VA-05
      1994·US House·Virginia·District profile →

      Virginia District 5 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      L F Payne
      53.3%95,308 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      George C Landrith III
      46.7%83,555 votes
      Margin
      D+6.6
      178,897 total votes
      3 candidates178,897 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      L F PayneDEM✓
      		DEM95,30853.3%
      George C Landrith IIIREP
      		REP83,55546.7%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH340.0%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+12.2
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+4.0
      R+10EvenD+1020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202443.2%55.4%R+12.2444,089
      202045.2%53.4%R+8.3431,686
      201641.8%53.1%R+11.3391,600
      201245.4%54.6%R+9.2375,590
      200846.8%51.9%R+5.2370,406

      Seat History

      US House in Virginia

      2024
      John Joseph McGuire IIIREP
      R+15.0
      2022
      Robert G \ GoodREP
      R+15.3
      Redistricted
      2020
      Robert G \ GoodREP
      R+5.1
      2018
      Denver L Riggleman IIIREP
      R+6.5
      2016
      Thomas A Garrett Jr.REP
      R+16.7
      2014
      Robert HurtREP
      R+25.0
      2012
      Robert HurtREP
      R+12.6
      Redistricted
      2010
      Robert HurtREP
      R+3.8
      2008
      Thomas S P PerrielloDEM
      D+0.2
      2006
      Virgil H Goode Jr.REP
      R+19.2
      2004
      Virgil H Goode Jr.REP
      R+27.4
      2002
      Virgil H Goode Jr.REP
      R+27.0
      Redistricted
      2000
      Virgil H Goode Jr.IND
      D+30.7
      1998
      Virgil H Goode Jr.DEM
      D+98.9
      1996
      Virgil H Goode Jr.DEM
      D+25.0
      View all US House history for Virginia →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      L F PayneDEM
      Record2W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1992-1994
      US House
      Full profile →
      George C Landrith IIIREP
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1994-1996
      US House
      Full profile →

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