Elections / 2008 · House · VA-05
VA-05 — 2008 U.S. House election
Recent presidential results, this district
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How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| Tom S P Perriello ✓Democrat | 50.1% | 158,810 |
|---|---|---|
| Virgil H Goode Jr. (i)Republican | 49.9% | 158,083 |
| WriteinIndependent | 0.1% | 183 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 2008 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
Margin history
VA-05 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 435,839 | |
| 2022 | R | 307,790 | |
| 2020 | R | 402,317 | |
| 2018 | R | 310,926 | |
| 2016 | R | 356,756 | |
| 2014 | R | 204,945 | |
| 2012 | R | 348,111 | |
| 2010 | R | 235,299 | |
| 2008 | D | 317,076 | |
| 2006 | R | 212,079 | |
| 2004 | R | 270,758 | |
| 2002 | R | 150,233 | |
| 2000 | O | 212,705 | |
| 1998 | D | 73,882 | |
| 1996 | D | 197,923 | |
| 1994 | D | 178,897 | |
| 1992 | D | 193,084 | |
| 1990 | D | 66,905 | |
| 1988 | D | 179,442 | |
| 1986 | D | 89,653 | |
| 1984 | D | 117,778 | |
| 1982 | D | 88,324 | |
| 1980 | D | 112,218 | |
| 1978 | D | 83,619 | |
| 1976 | D | 101,079 |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · district lines from the 2010-census apportionment. Real returns — nothing estimated.