Virginia District 5

VA-05 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary election: Tuesday, August 4, 2026

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Race Overview

Incumbent
John McGuire
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+12

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Adele Stichel

Democrat
Total Raised: $105,238
Cash on Hand: $0

Kathryn Zabriskie

Democrat
Total Raised: $47,156
Cash on Hand: $0

Mike Pruitt

Democrat
Total Raised: $433,147
Cash on Hand: $63,401

Paul Riley

Democrat
Total Raised: $3,245
Cash on Hand: $0

Robert Tracinski

Democrat
Total Raised: $52,643
Cash on Hand: $18,906

Suzanne Krzyzanowski

Democrat
Total Raised: $16,817
Cash on Hand: $6,337

Thomas Perriello

Democrat
Total Raised: $2,095,712
Cash on Hand: $1,536,941

John McGuire

Republican
Total Raised: $1,746,971
Cash on Hand: $565,242

Melanie Lucero

Republican
Total Raised: $82,973
Cash on Hand: $9,268
Robert Good

Robert Good

Republican
Total Raised: $44,933
Cash on Hand: $6,428

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 VA-05 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 VA-05 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race Notes

Defeated Bob Good in 2024 primary

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