2012Final results
2012 election for Virginia's 5th District
U.S. House · Virginia
Robert Hurt (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating John Wade Douglass (D) by 12.6 points.
Robert HurtRepublican · winner
55.4%193,009
John Wade DouglassDemocrat
42.9%149,214
Kenneth J. HildebrandtIndependent
1.6%5,500
348,111 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 2012
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.
John Wade DouglassRobert Hurt
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
$2.1M
$1.2M
Spent by the campaign
$2M
$19.6K
Cash on hand
$128.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012