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2004Final results

2004 election for Virginia's 5th District

U.S. House · Virginia

Virgil Goode (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Al C. Weed II (D) by 27.4 points.

Virgil GoodeRepublican · winner
63.7%172,431
36.3%98,237
270,758 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+6.61994D+25.01996R+27.02002R+27.42004R+19.22006D+0.22008

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.

Al C. Weed IIVirgil Goode
$483.9K
Raised by the campaign
$818.5K
$481.1K
Spent by the campaign
$753.2K
$2.8K
Cash on hand
$376.7K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004