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Virginia house — Score 230 | Tip the Scale Blue

Virginia 5th District · House

Tom Perriello (D)vsJohn J. McGuire III (R)+2 others

Election Day · Nov 3, 2026

Score updated Aug 29, 2026

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230MONITOR

Priority Score Breakdown

Candidates

Tom Perriello

Democrat

CPCLOCV

John J. McGuire III

Republican· Incumbent

Progressive votes: 1.08%

Chris Register

Independent

Cooke Harvey

Independent

War Chest (FEC)

Perriello

$1.5M

McGuire

$524k

Cash on hand, most recent FEC filing.

Expert Ratings

Cook PoliticalCookLikely R

Sabato's Crystal BallSabatoLikely R