Virginia's 5th congressional district
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Oct 15, 2026
Sean McGaugheyHOST
Billy Shields previews the race for VPM News.
Billy ShieldsCORRESPONDENT
District 5 has mostly been a stable Republican seat since 2000.
Billy ShieldsCORRESPONDENT
It covers much of Central and Southside Virginia.
Billy ShieldsCORRESPONDENT
Most of it is rural, but it also includes the cities of Charlottesville, Danville, and Lynchburg, and many of its voters are college students.
Peter HambyHOST
Yes, yes.
Peter HambyHOST
I'm thinking of, uh, another Virginia seat, Virginia 5, that seat Tom Perriello won in 2008.
Leigh Ann CaldwellGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Peter HambyHOST
He's running again this year.
Tom GarrettGUEST
They just tailor the lie to the facts, right? So here's another one.
Tom GarrettGUEST
John McGuire, congressman of Virginia 5th, has never bought a stock in his life.
Tom GarrettGUEST
I know this because I've known John McGuire for 20 years, since well before he was a member of Congress.
Tom GarrettGUEST
Never bought a stock in his life.
Peter HambyHOST
But in conversations that I've had lately, and I know you've had, like, some operatives are, are trying to sneak wins.
Peter HambyHOST
Like, I wrote this, uh, this past week about Virginia 5, which, uh, is where, uh, Tom Perriello is challenging Republican John McGuire.
Peter HambyHOST
Like, Virginia 5, as much as Virginia is a purple state, that is a really red district.
Peter HambyHOST
I think it's like a Trump plus 12 district.
Peter HambyHOST
And AOC just endorsed Tom Perriello down there.
Peter HambyHOST
You have some other, like, 20, 28 hopefuls going down there to campaign for Tom Perriello.
Peter HambyHOST
Virginia 5, according to Cook, isn't even rated lean R. It's right at, rated likely R.
Peter HambyHOST
But you're starting to hear from Democrats, state operatives or national, talk about flipping some of these districts.
David WaldmanHOST
Yeah.
David WaldmanHOST
I'm looking at, by the way, uh, as we speak, to the Virginia 5th District map.
David WaldmanHOST
Uh, so yeah, I mean, it definitely, the, it stretches way down to the...
David WaldmanHOST
It's central Virginia, but stretches all the way down to the southern border.
Tom PerrielloGUEST
They want to have the option to, you know, kick McGuire out and the other people who've sent prices through the roof.
Tom PerrielloGUEST
And the Virginia 5th hasn't had a whole lot of competitive races.
Tom PerrielloGUEST
So I think people are just excited to have someone there.
Tom PerrielloGUEST
They know that I have a track record of refusing money from lobbyists and corporate PACs and really kind of putting the people first there.
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