2002Final results
2002 election for Virginia's 5th District
U.S. House · Virginia
Virgil Goode (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Meredith M. Richards (D) by 27.0 points.
Virgil GoodeRepublican · winner
63.5%95,360
Meredith M. RichardsDemocrat
36.5%54,805
150,233 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Meredith M. RichardsVirgil Goode
$264.9K
Raised by the campaign
$736.1K
$328.6K
Spent by the campaign
$707.7K
$2.4K
Cash on hand
$311.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002