2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Virginia's 5th District
U.S. House · Virginia
Tom Perriello (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Virgil Goode (R) by 0.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Tom PerrielloDemocrat · winner
50.1%158,810
Virgil GoodeRepublican
49.9%158,083
317,076 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 2008
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.
Tom PerrielloVirgil Goode
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
$1.8M
$1.8M
Spent by the campaign
$1.9M
$44.6K
Cash on hand
$166K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008