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2018 Virginia U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2018 Virginia U.S. House District 5 Election?

Denver L. Riggleman III won the 2018 Virginia U.S. House District 5 Election. Denver L. Riggleman III received 165,339 popular votes (53.18%). The main challenger was Leslie C. Cockburn (46.65%).

See the full head-to-head between III and Cockburn

III +6.5 pts · won by 20,299 votes
Denver L. Riggleman IIIRepublicanWINNER53.18%
165,339 votes
Leslie C. CockburnDemocratic46.65%
145,040 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.