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2016 Virginia U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2016 Virginia U.S. House District 5 Election?

Tom A. Garrett Jr. won the 2016 Virginia U.S. House District 5 Election. Tom A. Garrett Jr. received 207,758 popular votes (58.24%). The main challenger was Jane D. Dittmar (41.58%).

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

Jr. +16.7 pts · won by 59,419 votes
Tom A. Garrett Jr.RepublicanWINNER58.24%
207,758 votes
Jane D. DittmarDemocratic41.58%
148,339 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.