Virginia's 5th Congressional District

Virginia's 5th Congressional District elects one member to the U.S. House of Representatives. Below is the district's current representative, the members of Congress who held this seat before, and Virginia's two U.S. Senators.

Current Representative

John McGuire (Republican) currently represents Virginia's 5th Congressional District. See John McGuire's full voting record and key issue positions →

District History — Past Representatives

Members of Congress who previously represented Virginia's 5th Congressional District:

• Robert Good — Republican (until 2025)
• Denver Riggleman — Republican (until 2021)
• Thomas Garrett — Republican (until 2019)
• Robert Hurt — Republican (until 2017)
• Thomas Perriello — Democrat (until 2011)
• Virgil Goode — Republican (until 2009)
• Lewis Payne — Democrat (until 1997)
• Wilbur Daniel — Democrat (until 1988)
• William Tuck — Democrat (until 1969)
• Thomas Stanley — Democrat (until 1955)

Virginia U.S. Senators

• Timothy Kaine — Democrat Senator
• Mark Warner — Democrat Senator
• Jim Webb — Democrat Senator
• John Warner — Republican Senator
• George Allen — Republican Senator
• Charles Robb — Democrat Senator
• Paul Trible — Republican Senator
• Harry Byrd — Independent Senator
• William Scott — Republican Senator
• William Spong — Democrat Senator
• Absalom Robertson — Democrat Senator
• Harry Byrd — Democrat Senator
• Thomas Burch — Democrat Senator
• Carter Glass — Democrat Senator
• Claude Swanson — Democrat Senator
• Thomas Martin — Democrat Senator
• John Daniel — Democrat Senator
• Eppa Hunton — Democrat Senator
• John Barbour — Democrat Senator
• Harrison Riddleberger — Republican Senator
• William Mahone — Republican Senator
• John Johnston — Democrat Senator
• Robert Withers — Democrat Senator
• John Lewis — Republican Senator
• Lemuel Bowden — Unionist Senator
• John Carlile — Unionist Senator
• Robert Hunter — Democrat Senator
• James Mason — Democrat Senator
• Isaac Pennybacker — Democrat Senator
• William Archer — Whig Senator
• William Rives — Whig Senator
• William Roane — Democrat Senator
• Richard Parker — Democrat Senator
• John Tyler — Senator
• Benjamin Leigh — Anti-Jacksonian Senator
• Littleton Tazewell — Jackson Senator
• James Barbour — Republican Senator
• John Taylor — Republican Senator
• James Pleasants — Republican Senator
• John Eppes — Republican Senator
• Armistead Mason — Republican Senator
• Richard Brent — Republican Senator
• William Giles — Republican Senator
• Andrew Moore — Republican Senator
• Abraham Venable — Republican Senator
• Stevens Mason — Republican Senator
• Henry Tazewell — Republican Senator
• James Monroe — Anti-Administration Senator
• Richard Lee — Anti-Administration Senator
• William Grayson — Anti-Administration Senator
• John Walker — Pro-Administration Senator

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