GOODE, VIRGIL H. JR.
R Β· house Β· bioguide G000280
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- FEC candidate id
H6VA05068- Internal id
e047024a-4fe9-439a-b93d-a30b0c5de9a1- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), VA-05. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 798,638 |
| People | Median age | 42 |
| Income | Median household income | $72,558 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $41,062 |
| Income | In poverty | 12.9% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.9% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.481 |
| Race | White alone | 69.8% |
| Race | Black alone | 19.9% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.0% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 4.6% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.2% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 4.7% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 93.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 3.1% |
| Education | High school or higher | 63.5% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 34.3% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 14.8% |
| Household | Family households | 63.0% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.38 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 32.8% |
| Housing | Median home value | $276,800 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,114 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 70.9% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.9% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.3% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 13.8% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.6% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 85.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 11.9% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 73.0% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.0% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 14.0% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $4,748 | $4,896 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2012 | $34 | $104,802 | $148 | $0 | $20 |
| 2010 | $4,891 | $65,960 | $104,916 | $0 | $3,864 |
| 2008 | $1,797,231 | $1,939,829 | $165,985 | $0 | $1,240,572 |
| 2006 | $996,390 | $1,064,521 | $308,584 | $0 | $690,856 |
| 2004 | $818,464 | $753,172 | $376,715 | $0 | $523,381 |
| 2002 | $736,057 | $707,707 | $311,422 | $0 | $484,347 |
| 2000 | $642,701 | $581,016 | $283,070 | $0 | $352,537 |
| 1998 | $275,874 | $129,066 | $221,384 | $0 | $78,774 |
| 1996 | $559,777 | $485,194 | $74,580 | $0 | $327,500 |
Elections
- 1996 general house Β· VA-5 β won
- 1998 general house Β· VA-5 β won
- 2000 general house Β· VA-5 β won
- 2002 general house Β· VA-5 β won
- 2004 general house Β· VA-5 β won
- 2006 general house Β· VA-5 β won
- 2008 general house Β· VA-5 β lost_general
- 2010 general house Β· VA-5 β lost_general
Committees
- GOODE FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| R (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (13)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Franklin County High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Virginia School of Law | β | wikidata | |
| β | affiliated_with | Phi Beta Kappa Society | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Richmond | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | GOODE FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees | |
| 2007-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2005-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2003-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2001-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1999-01-06 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1997-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1973-12-01 | held_position | member of the State Senate of Virginia | β | wikidata |