# 2024 U.S. House election in Virginia's district 5 — what pundits predicted

House · Election Day 2024-11-05 · certified.

## The ballot

- **John McGuire (Republican) — won** · 57.5%
- Gloria Tinsley Witt (Democratic) · 42.5%

Result: John McGuire by 15.0 points (general); held by the Republican party going in. Source: wikipedia-2024-house.

## What the field called

- John McGuire: 1 pick (won)

## Every claim about this race (1)

- **Lakshya Jain** — John McGuire wins VA-05 House seat (2024) — “Likely Republican” (Race Winners, Sep 7, 2024) — scored 100 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c3cc6941-3c24-45d8-9aa0-8409dfaa6161)