John McGuire
John McGuire (Republican Party) is a member of theU.S. House, representingVirginia's 5th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.
McGuire (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theU.S. House to representVirginia's 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onJune 16, 2026.[source]
Biography
John McGuire was born inRichmond, Virginia, in 1968. McGuire graduated from Henrico High School. He served as a U.S. Navy Seal from 1988 to 1998. His professional experience includes founding SEAL Team Physical Training Inc.[1][2][3]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2025-2026
McGuire was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee
- Health Care and Financial Services Subcommittee
- Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Cyber Information Technologies and Innovation
- Tactical Air and Land Forces
Elections
2026
See also: Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 16, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 5
Cooke Harvey andChris Register are running in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on November 3, 2026.
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| Cooke Harvey (Independent) | ||
 | Chris Register (Independent) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on June 16, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Hugh Murray (D)
- Adele Stichel (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5
IncumbentJohn McGuire,Bob Good, andMelanie Lucero are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on June 16, 2026.
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Endorsements
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- PresidentDonald Trump (R)
2024
See also: Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)
Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 5
John McGuire defeatedGloria Tinsley Witt in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John McGuire (R) | 57.3 | 249,564 |
 | Gloria Tinsley Witt (D) | 42.3 | 184,229 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 2,046 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 435,839 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5
Gloria Tinsley Witt defeatedGary Terry andPaul Riley in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gloria Tinsley Witt | 57.2 | 14,188 |
 | Gary Terry | 22.4 | 5,566 | |
 | Paul Riley | 20.4 | 5,063 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 24,817 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5
John McGuire defeated incumbentBob Good in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John McGuire | 50.3 | 31,583 |
 | Bob Good | 49.7 | 31,209 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 62,792 | ||
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Endorsements
McGuire received the following endorsements.
- U.S. Rep.Warren Davidson (R)
- U.S. Rep.Mike Rogers (R)
- Former PresidentDonald Trump (R)
Pledges
McGuire signed the following pledges.
2023
See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for Virginia State Senate District 10
John McGuire won election in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 10 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John McGuire (R) | 91.2 | 59,013 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 8.8 | 5,721 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 64,734 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan Tomlinson (D)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled.Dan Tomlinson advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 10.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jacob Boykin (D)
Republican convention
Republican convention for Virginia State Senate District 10
John McGuire defeatedDuane Adams,Sandy Brindley, andJack Dyer in the Republican convention for Virginia State Senate District 10 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | ||
 | Duane Adams (R) | |
| Sandy Brindley (R) | ||
| Jack Dyer (R) | ||
| ✔ | | John McGuire (R) |
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Endorsements
McGuire received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 7
IncumbentAbigail Spanberger defeatedYesli Vega in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Abigail Spanberger (D) | 52.2 | 143,357 |
 | Yesli Vega (R) | 47.6 | 130,586 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 637 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 274,580 | ||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentAbigail Spanberger advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yesli Vega | 28.9 | 10,913 |
 | Derrick Anderson | 23.8 | 8,966 | |
 | Bryce Reeves | 20.1 | 7,580 | |
 | Crystal Vanuch | 17.0 | 6,400 | |
| David Ross | 6.1 | 2,284 | ||
 | Gina Ciarcia | 4.2 | 1,565 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 37,708 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John McGuire (R)
- Craig Ennis (R)
- Gary Barve (R)
- Tina Ramirez (R)
- Taylor Keeney (R)
- Amanda Chase (R)
- John Castorani (R)
- Gary Adkins (R)
- Michael Monteforte (R)
2021
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 56
IncumbentJohn McGuire defeatedBlakely Lockhart in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 56 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John McGuire (R) | 61.6 | 27,706 |
 | Blakely Lockhart (D) | 38.2 | 17,187 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 65 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 44,958 | ||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled.Blakely Lockhart advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 56.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJohn McGuire advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 56.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020
Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (July 18 Republican convention)
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 7
IncumbentAbigail Spanberger defeatedNick Freitas in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Abigail Spanberger (D) | 50.8 | 230,893 |
 | Nick Freitas (R) | 49.0 | 222,623 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 823 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 454,339 | ||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentAbigail Spanberger advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7.
Republican convention
Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 7
The following candidates ran in the Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on July 18, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Nick Freitas (R) |
 | Pete Greenwald (R) | |
 | Andrew Knaggs (R) | |
| John McGuire (R) | |
 | Tina Ramirez (R) | |
 | Jason Alexander Roberge (R) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Craig Ennis (R)
- Bridgette Williams (R)
- Mike Dickinson (R)
2019
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2019
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 56
IncumbentJohn McGuire defeatedJuanita Matkins in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 56 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John McGuire (R) | 61.0 | 20,250 |
 | Juanita Matkins (D) | 38.9 | 12,929 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 36 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 33,215 | ||
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2017
General election
Elections for theVirginia House of Delegates took place in 2017. All100 house seats were up for election. The general election took place onNovember 7, 2017. A primary election took place onJune 13, 2017. The filing deadline for primary election candidates wasMarch 30, 2017. The filing deadline for non-party candidates and candidates nominated by methods other than a primary wasJune 13, 2017.[4]John McGuire (R) defeatedMelissa Dart (D) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 56 general election.[5]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 56 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John McGuire | 59.56% | 18,792 | |
| Democratic | Melissa Dart | 40.44% | 12,761 | |
| Total Votes | 31,553 | |||
| Source:Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
Democratic primary election
Melissa Dart defeatedLizzie Drucker-Basch in the Virginia House of Delegates District 56 Democratic primary.[6]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 56 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Melissa Dart | 51.25% | 2,608 |
| Lizzie Drucker-Basch | 48.75% | 2,481 |
| Total Votes | 5,089 | |
Republican primary election
The following candidates ran in the Virginia House of Delegates District 56 Republican primary.[7]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 56 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| John McGuire | 30.94% | 2,732 |
| Graven Craig | 23.44% | 2,070 |
| Matt Pinsker | 22.74% | 2,008 |
| George Goodwin | 11.27% | 995 |
| Surya Dhakar | 10.78% | 952 |
| Jay Prendergast | 0.83% | 73 |
| Total Votes | 8,830 | |
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2017
McGuire’s campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ | Pro-Business Reforms: | ” |
| —John McGuire,[9] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | U.S. House Virginia District 5 | Candidacy Declared primary | $466,130 | $182,671 |
| 2024 | U.S. House Virginia District 5 | Won general | $1,848,418 | $1,827,771 |
| 2023 | Virginia State Senate District 10 | Won general | $563,162 | $505,387 |
| 2022 | U.S. House Virginia District 7 | Withdrew primary | $262,011 | $262,011 |
| 2021 | Virginia House of Delegates District 56 | Won general | $557,754 | $538,091 |
| 2020 | U.S. House Virginia District 7 | Lost convention | $763,934 | $763,934 |
Notable endorsements
This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia'scoverage scope.
| Endorsee | Election | Stage | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yesli Vega source (R) | U.S. House Virginia District 7 (2022) | Primary | Lost General |
| Measure | Position | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Use of Legislative Congressional Redistricting Map Amendment (April 2026) source | Oppose | On the ballot |
Personal finance disclosures
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119th Congress (2025-2027)
State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
2023-2024
McGuire was assigned to the following committees:
2020-2021
McGuire was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
McGuire was assigned to the following committees:
- Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
- Education Committee
- House Privileges and Elections Committee
- Science and Technology Committee
Sponsored legislation
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2024
In 2024, theVirginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 9. Special sessions occurred May 13, 2024; June 18 to July 1; and July 18, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, theVirginia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to February 25.
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2022
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In 2022, theVirginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12.
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2021
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In 2021, theVirginia State Legislature was in session from January 13 to February 8.
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2020
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In 2020, theVirginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 12. A special session was held from August 18 to November 9.
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2019
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In 2019, theVirginia General Assembly was in session from January 9 through February 24.
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2018
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In 2018, theVirginia General Assembly was in session from January 10 through March 10. Special sessions were held from April 11 to May 30 and from August 30 to October 30.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Candidate U.S. House Virginia District 5 | Officeholder U.S. House Virginia District 5 | Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑United States Congress, "MCGUIRE, John J., III," accessed July 28, 2025
- ↑John McGuire, Republican for Delegate, "About John McGuire," accessed May 11, 2017
- ↑LinkedIn, "John McGuire," accessed December 19, 2024
- ↑Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑John McGuire, Republican for Delegate, "Issues," accessed May 11, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Bob Good (R) | U.S. House Virginia District 5 2025-Present | Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Ghazala Hashmi (D) | Virginia State Senate District 10 2024-2024 | Succeeded by Luther Cifers (R) |
| Preceded by - | Virginia House of Delegates District 56 2018-2024 | Succeeded by Thomas Garrett (R) |
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