Virgil Goode - Electoral History

Electoral History

Virginia's 5th congressional district: Results 1996–2008
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct
1996 Virgil H. Goode, Jr. 120,323 61% George C. Landrith III 70,869 36% George R. "Tex" Wood Virginia Reform 6,627 3% *
1998 Virgil H. Goode, Jr. 73,097 99% (no candidate) Write-ins 785 1%
2000 John W. Boyd, Jr. 65,387 31% (no candidate) Virgil H. Goode, Jr. Independent 143,312 67% *
2002 Meredith M. Richards 54,805 36% Virgil H. Goode, Jr. 95,360 63% Write-ins 68 1%
2004 Al C. Weed II 98,237 36% Virgil H. Goode, Jr. 172,431 64% Write-ins 90 1%
2006 Al C. Weed II 84,682 40% Virgil H. Goode, Jr. 125,370 59% Joseph P. Oddo Independent Green 1,928 1% *
2008 Tom Perriello 158,810 50.1% Virgil H. Goode, Jr. 158,083 49.9% *
*Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1996, write-ins received 104 votes. In 2000, Joseph S. Spence received 3,936 votes (2%) and write-ins received 70 votes. In 2006, write-ins received 99 votes.

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