5th district

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Primary roundup

  Three Marines and a doctor walk into a bar… Cards on the table: It’s going to be difficult for a Democrat to win...

What next? 5th District...

Three Democratic women in Virginia upset Republicans in House of Representatives races Tuesday–but Leslie Cockburn...

In brief

Riggleman snatches 5th District Republican nomination Five days after Congressman Tom Garrett announced he would not...

In brief

Garrett’s abrupt change of heart Congressman Tom Garrett has many critics in the Charlottesville area who call him...

Can Leslie Cockburn beat...

She frequently wears a green quilted vest—and her campaign has high production values, perhaps fitting for a former...

In brief

Calming effect “That’s the reason we did this—people fly down the street,” says Shawnee West as she watches a car...

Standing up

Touting his background growing up on a farm and as an attorney, Andrew Sneathern threw his cap into the 2018 5th...

Where’s Tom? The case of...

Craig DuBose made his appointment February 1 to meet with Congressman Tom Garrett in the congressman’s...

Howdy, constituents

While Tom Garrett carried the 5th District with 58 percent of the vote, his popularity didn’t seep into the...

Toss up? Down ticket in the...

In a normal election year, the incumbent Republican 5th District congressman would run for re-election and win....