2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Virginia's 5th District
U.S. House · Virginia
Robert Hurt (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Tom Perriello (D) by 3.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert HurtRepublican · winner
50.8%119,560
Tom PerrielloDemocrat
47.0%110,562
Jeffrey A. ClarkIndependent
2.1%4,992
235,299 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 2010
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 PerrielloRobert Hurt
$3.8M
Raised by the campaign
$2.6M
$3.8M
Spent by the campaign
$2.5M
$35.3K
Cash on hand
$58.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010