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2008 Virginia U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2008 Virginia U.S. House District 5 Election?

Thomas S. P. Perriello won the 2008 Virginia U.S. House District 5 Election. Thomas S. P. Perriello received 158,810 popular votes (50.09%). The main challenger was Virgil H. Goode Jr. (49.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Perriello and Jr.

Perriello +0.2 pts · won by 727 votes
Thomas S. P. PerrielloDemocraticWINNER50.09%
158,810 votes
Virgil H. Goode Jr.Republican49.86%
158,083 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.