Virginia's 5th congressional district
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| Virginia's 5th congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Robert Hurt (R–Chatham) | |
| Cook PVI | R+5[1] | |
Virginia's fifth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the commonwealth of Virginia. It covers all or part of Greene, Campbell, Bedford, Albemarle, Nelson, Fluvanna, Buckingham, Cumberland, Appomattox, Prince Edward, Charlotte, Lunenburg, Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, Halifax, Mecklenburg, Brunswick, Fauquier, Rappahannock and Madison Counties, as well as the independent cities of Bedford, Charlottesville (main site of the University of Virginia) and Danville, making it Virginia's largest district with an area of 10,181.03 square miles (26,368.7 km2) - 193 sq mi (500 km2), larger than New Jersey and Vermont.
The district's first representative in Congress was James Madison, who would later become the 4th President of the United States. The current Congressman is Republican Robert Hurt.
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2014 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia's 5th Congressional District House Election, November 2014 | |||
| Robert Hurt [Inc.] | Republican | 124,735 | 60.9% |
| Walter Lawrence Gaughan | Democratic | 73,482 | 35.9% |
| Kenneth Hildebrandt | Independent | 2,209 | 1.1% |
| All Others | 224 | 0.1% | |
| Total Votes Cast | 204,948 | ||
2012 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia's 5th Congressional District House Election, November 2012 | |||
| Robert Hurt [Inc.] | Republican | 193,009 | 55.4% |
| John Douglass | Democratic | 149,214 | 42.9% |
| Kenneth Hildebrandt | Independent | 5,500 | 1.6% |
| All Others | 499 | 0.1% | |
| Total Votes Cast | 348,222 | ||
Voting
| Election results from statewide races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2012 | President | Romney 52 - 45%[citation needed] |
| 2008 | President | McCain 51 - 48%[citation needed] |
| 2004 | President | Bush 56 - 43%[citation needed] |
| 2001 | Governor | Warner 52 - 46%[citation needed] |
| Lieutenant Governor | Katzen 50 - 47%[citation needed] | |
| Attorney General | Kilgore 62 - 38%[citation needed] | |
| 2000 | President | Bush 55 - 41%[citation needed] |
| Senator | Allen 57 - 43%[citation needed] | |
| 1997 | Governor | Gilmore 58 - 40%[citation needed] |
| Lieutenant Governor | Payne 54 - 43%[citation needed] | |
| Attorney General | Earley 58 - 42%[citation needed] | |
| 1996 | President | Dole 48 - 43%[citation needed] |
| Senator | Warner 52 - 48%[citation needed] | |
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Hurt | 119,560 | 50.81% | ||
| Democratic | Tom Perriello [Incumbent] | 110,561 | 46.98% | ||
| Independent | Jeffrey A. Clark | 4,992 | 2.12% | ||
| Majority | 8,999 | 3.83 | |||
| Total votes | 235,298 | 100 | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
List of representatives
| Representative | Lived | Party | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created: March 4, 1789 | ||||
 James Madison |
(1751–1836) | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1793 | Elected to VA–15 |
| George Hancock | (1754–1820) | Pro-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 4, 1795 | |
| Federalist | March 4, 1795 – March 4, 1797 | Declined to run | ||
| John J. Trigg | (1748–1804) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1803 | Elected to VA–13 |
| Thomas Lewis, Jr. | (1760–1847) | Federalist | March 4, 1803 – March 5, 1804 | Election invalidated |
 Andrew Moore |
(1752–1821) | Democratic-Republican | March 5, 1804 – August 11, 1804 | Appointed to U.S. Senate |
| Vacant | August 12, 1804 – December 3, 1804 | Special election | ||
| Alexander Wilson | Democratic-Republican | December 4, 1804 – March 4, 1809 | Declined to run | |
 James Breckinridge |
(1763–1833) | Federalist | March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817 | Declined to run |
 John Floyd |
(1783–1837) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1823 | Elected to VA-20 |
 John Randolph |
(1773–1833) | Crawford D-R | March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825 | |
| Jackson | March 4, 1825 – December 26, 1825 | Appointed to U.S. Senate | ||
| Vacant | December 27, 1825 – January 20, 1826 | Special election January 1826 | ||
| George W. Crump | (1786–1848) | Jackson | January 21, 1826 – March 4, 1827 | Defeated |
| John Randolph |
(1773–1833) | Jackson | March 4, 1827 – March 4, 1829 | Declined to run |
| Thomas T. Bouldin | (1781–1834) | Jackson | March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1833 | Defeated |
| John Randolph |
(1773–1833) | Jackson | March 4, 1833 – May 24, 1833 | Died |
| Vacant | May 25, 1833 – August 25, 1833 | Special election | ||
| Thomas T. Bouldin | (1781–1834) | Jackson | August 26, 1833 – February 11, 1834 | Died |
| Vacant | February 12, 1834 – March 14, 1834 | Special election | ||
| James W. Bouldin | (1792–1854) | Jackson | March 15, 1834 – March 4, 1837 | |
| Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1839 | Declined to run | ||
| John Hill | (1800–1880) | Whig | March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1841 | Defeated |
| Edmund W. Hubard | (1806–1878) | Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843 | Elected to VA-4 |
 Thomas W. Gilmer |
(1802–1844) | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – February 18, 1844 | Appointed Secretary of the Navy |
| Vacant | February 19, 1844 – May 9, 1844 | Special election | ||
| William L. Goggin | (1807–1870) | Whig | May 10, 1844 – March 4, 1845 | Defeated |
| Shelton F. Leake | (1812–1884) | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1847 | Defeated |
| William L. Goggin | (1807–1870) | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1849 | Defeated |
| Paulus Powell | (1809–1874) | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1853 | Elected to VA-6 |
 Thomas S. Bocock |
(1815–1891) | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1861 | Resigned |
| Vacant | March 4, 1861 – January 26, 1870 | Civil War | ||
 Robert Ridgway |
(1823–1870) | Conservative | January 27, 1870 – October 16, 1870 | Died |
| Vacant | October 17, 1870 – November 7, 1870 | Special election November 1870 | ||
| Richard T. W. Duke, Jr. | (1822–1898) | Conservative | November 8, 1870 – March 4, 1871 | |
| Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Defeated | ||
| Alexander M. Davis | (1833–1889) | Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 5, 1874 | Election invalidated |
| Christopher Y. Thomas | (1818–1879) | Republican | March 5, 1874 – March 4, 1875 | Defeated |
 George C. Cabell |
(1836–1906) | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1887 | Defeated |
| John R. Brown | (1842–1927) | Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889 | Defeated |
| Posey G. Lester | (1850–1929) | Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893 | Declined to run |
 Claude A. Swanson |
(1862–1939) | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – January 30, 1906 | Elected Governor of Virginia |
| Vacant | January 31, 1906 – November 5, 1906 | |||
| Edward W. Saunders | (1860–1921) | Democratic | November 6, 1906 – February 29, 1920 | Elected Virginia Supreme Court justice |
| Vacant | March 1, 1920 – May 31, 1920 | Special election | ||
 Rorer A. James |
(1859–1921) | Democratic | June 1, 1920 – August 6, 1921 | Died |
| Vacant | August 7, 1921 – November 7, 1921 | |||
| J. Murray Hooker | (1873–1940) | Democratic | November 8, 1921 – March 4, 1925 | Declined to run |
| Joseph Whitehead | (1867–1938) | Democratic | March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1931 | Defeated |
 Thomas G. Burch |
(1869–1951) | Democratic | March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933 | Elected to VA-AL |
| District eliminated March 4, 1933 | ||||
| District recreated: January 3, 1935 | ||||
| Thomas G. Burch |
(1869–1951) | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – May 31, 1946 | Appointed to U.S. Senate |
| Vacant | May 31, 1946 – November 5, 1946 | |||
 Thomas B. Stanley |
(1890–1970) | Democratic | November 5, 1946 – February 3, 1953 | Resigned to run for Governor of Virginia |
| Vacant | February 3, 1953 – April 14, 1953 | Special election April 14, 1953 | ||
 William M. Tuck |
(1896–1983) | Democratic | April 14, 1953 – January 3, 1969 | Declined to run |
 W. C. "Dan" Daniel |
(1914–1988) | Democratic | January 3, 1969 – January 23, 1988 | Died |
| Vacant | January 23, 1988 – June 14, 1988 | Special election June 14, 1988 | ||
 Lewis F. Payne, Jr. |
(b. 1945) | Democratic | June 14, 1988 – January 3, 1997 | Declined to run |
 Virgil H. Goode, Jr. |
(b. 1946) | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 27, 2000 | |
| Independent | January 27, 2000 – August 1, 2002 | |||
| Republican | August 1, 2002 – January 3, 2009 | Defeated | ||
 Thomas S. P. Perriello |
(b. 1974) | Democratic | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | Defeated |
 Robert Hurt |
(b. 1969) | Republican | January 3, 2011 – present | Incumbent |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
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