2010 Virginia's 5th congressional district election

none April 2021 2010 Virginia's 5th congressional district election Virginia Presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia#District 5 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia#District 5 2012 2010 11 02 File:Robert Hurt, Official Portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg Robert Hurt Republican Party (United States) 119,560 50.8% File:Tom Perriello, official portrait, 111th Congress (cropped).jpg Tom Perriello Democratic Party (United States) 110,562 47.0% File:2010 general election in Virginia's 5th congressional district by county.svg County and independent city results Hurt: #f1b5b2 40–50% #ed8883 50–60% #e55751 60–70% Perriello: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% Representative Tom Perriello Democratic Party (United States) Robert Hurt Republican Party (United States) Virginia's 5th congressional district election, 2010 was an election held to determine who would represent Virginia's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives during the 112th Congress. The candidates were incumbent Democrat Tom Perriello, Republican state Senator Robert Hurt and Independent candidate Jeffrey Clark. Hurt narrowly defeated Perriello in the general election, 51% to 47%, with Clark receiving 2% of the vote.https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2010/EB24720D-F5C6-4880-8DC5-12AE4D0C3772/official/6_s.shtml November 2, 2010 General and Special Elections Official Results State Board of Elections 30 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721074243/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2010/EB24720D-F5C6-4880-8DC5-12AE4D0C3772/official/6_s.shtml 21 July 2011 dead dmy-all Background 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia The seat being contested is located in Central and Southside Virginia. The district covers all or part of 18 counties and all of 4 independent cities, making it Virginia's largest district with an area of 8922.03 sqmi km2 - 193 sqmi km2 on. larger than New Jersey. The 5th district has been represented by Democratic representative Tom Perriello since the 2008 election result, when he defeated Republican incumbent Virgil Goode by 727 votes, one of the closest elections in the nation. The 5th congressional district was traditionally a conservative Democratic district. Incumbent Virgil Goode left the party to become an independent in 2000, and then a Republican two years later. In his 2008 defeat of Goode, Perriello out-performed the Democratic national ticket in the district, which Republican presidential candidate John McCain carried by 51% to 48%. In the previous two presidential elections George Bush won by 56% and 55%. Goode did not seek a rematch against Perriello,Goode won't seek GOP nod K.A. Wagoner Martinsville Bulletin July 27, 2009 http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=19865 https://archive.today/20130103231059/http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=19865 dead January 3, 2013 although he said several Conservative groups asked him to run on a pro-Tea Party ticket, due to their dissatisfaction with the Republicans.Virgil Goode: Candidate in 2010? Brian Damewood WSET-TV January 18, 2010 http://www.wset.com/news/stories/0110/697207.html 2010-06-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20100125121807/http://www.wset.com/news/stories/0110/697207.html 2010-01-25 dead Assembly line worker Bradley Rees filed to run as a Republican, then stated he would run on the Virginia Conservative Party ticket,Rees says he’s not running as Republican in Fifth District Dave Thompson The News & Advance October 29, 2009 http://www2.newsadvance.com/lna/news/local/article/rees_says_hes_not_running_as_republican_in_fifth_district/20893/ https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20091101224127/http://www2.newsadvance.com/lna/news/local/article/rees_says_hes_not_running_as_republican_in_fifth_district/20893/ dead November 1, 2009 June 8, 2010 mdy-all and then suspended his campaign in 2009.http://reesforcongress.com/ Bradley Rees for Congress Reesforcongress.com 2009-06-13 2010-08-25 Republican primary Hurt won the Republican nomination a seven-way primary on June 8, 2010, with results:Official Results https://web.archive.org/web/20101014151646/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2010/3429C052-221D-420E-B117-AB75E2FD4894/Official/6_s.shtml 2010-10-14 , State Board of Elections.Campbell Republican joins race for Fifth District Ray Reed The News & Advance October 16, 2009 http://www2.newsadvance.com/lna/news/local/article/campbell_republican_joins_race_for_fifth_district/20483/ https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20091025201322/http://www2.newsadvance.com/lna/news/local/article/campbell_republican_joins_race_for_fifth_district/20483/ dead October 25, 2009 Robert Hurt, State Senator, 48.42% James K. "Jim" McKelvey, from Franklin County, 25.89% Michael G. McPadden, 9.78% Kenneth C. Boyd, Albemarle County Supervisor, 7.37% Feda Kidd Morton, educator and Republican activist, 4.59% Laurence Paul Verga, private real estate investor, 2.26% Ron L. Ferrin, businessman, 1.64% Candidates Tom Perriello, Democrat, incumbent U.S. Representative Robert Hurt, Republican, state Senator Jeffrey Clark, Independenthttp://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=12660541 Clark Officially Qualified for November Ballot NBC29 2010-08-25 Polling Poll source Dates administered TomPerriello (D) RobertHurt (R) JeffreyClark (I) Undecided Survey USAhttps://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=3dacde86-7c46-4050-9ba0-069ca6910d37 SurveyUSA Election Poll #17137 www.surveyusa.comhttp://www2.godanriver.com/news/2010/sep/29/surveyusa-poll-has-hurt-23-points-ar-532811/ https://web.archive.org/web/20101002071015/http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2010/sep/29/surveyusa-poll-has-hurt-23-points-ar-532811/ dead 2010-10-02 SurveyUSA poll has Hurt up 23 points Danville Register & Bee 2010-09-29 2010-10-03 October 28, 2010 45% 50% 4% 3% Survey USA September 28, 2010 35% 58% 4% 3% Benenson Strategy Grouphttp://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/09/2nd_democratic_poll_shows_tigh.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110927105942/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/09/2nd_democratic_poll_shows_tigh.html dead September 27, 2011 2nd Democratic poll shows tight race for Perriello washingtonpost.com 2010-09-21 2010-09-21 September 21, 2010 44% 46% 4% 5% Global Strategy Grouphttp://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/09/2nd_democratic_poll_shows_tigh.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110927105942/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/09/2nd_democratic_poll_shows_tigh.html dead September 27, 2011 With new poll, Democrats make case that Perriello race is still competitive washingtonpost.com 2010-09-07 2010-09-21 September 7, 2010 42% 44% 6% 7% Survey USAhttp://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=c99d02f1-c85b-48f7-b4ea-b11209a4dc71&c=77 No Purchase for Perriello in VA-05, Another Democratic Incumbent Congressman in Trouble surveyusa.com 2010-09-02 2010-09-02 September 2, 2010 35% 61% 2% 2% American Action Forumhttp://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/08/gop_poll_gives_hurt_6-point_ed.html https://archive.today/20120720043903/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/08/gop_poll_gives_hurt_6-point_ed.html dead July 20, 2012 GOP poll gives Hurt 6-point edge over Perriello Washingtonpost.com 2010-08-17 2010-09-06 August 12, 2010 43% 49% - 8% Survey USAhttp://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-story-survey-usa-fifth-district-072010,0,7514986.story News7 Survey USA poll gives Republican challenger a commanding lead in 5th District Congressional Race wdbj7.com 2010-07-20 2010-08-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20100831021647/http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-story-survey-usa-fifth-district-072010,0,7514986.story 2010-08-31 dead July 20, 2010 35% 58% 4% 3% Public Policy PollingGiroux Greg http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/va-poll-perriello-tied-with-hu.html Va. Poll: Perriello Tied With Hurt, Goode - The Eye (CQ Politics) Blogs.cqpolitics.com 2010-02-11 2010-08-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20100726051242/http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/va-poll-perriello-tied-with-hu.html 2010-07-26 dead February 5–10, 2010 44% 44% General election results General Election Results Robert Hurt Republican Party (United States) 119,560 50.81 Tom Perriello (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 110,562 46.98 Jeffrey Clark Independent (politician) 4,992 2.12 235,360 100 References External links Race ranking and details from CQ Politics Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Race profile at The New York Times Official campaign sites Feda for Congress Ferrin for Congress Hurt for Congress McKelvey for Congress McPadden for Congress https://web.archive.org/web/20100617143008/http://mcpaddenforcongress.com/ June 17, 2010 Perriello for Congress incumbent Verga for Congress Video: Perriello supporter gets violentJuly 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 2010 05 Virginia 05 United States House of Representatives 05 Virginia 2010 05