Virginia's 5th congressional district

Virginia's 5th congressional district
	Virginia's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
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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.

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

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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

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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]}
2000	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]}
1996	Senator	Warner 52 - 48%^{[citation needed]}

2010

Virginia's 5th Congressional District House Election, 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
George Hancock	(1754–1820)	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
John Randolph	(1773–1833)	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
James W. Bouldin	(1792–1854)	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
Richard T. W. Duke, Jr.	(1822–1898)	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