Bob McDonnell defeated Creigh Deeds in the 22 localities of the Fifth Congressional District by more than three to two

For comparison, in the 2008 Congressional race, Tom Perriello defeated incumbent Virgil Goode in a recount squeaker

The turnout among active voters in the Fifth in the 2008 (presidential) election was 75.8%, while yesterday's turnout was 43.3%.

And the election after next ...

Tom Perriello will be up for re-election next year, in the presently-constituted Fifth Congressional District. Reapportionment will take place in early 2011, so whoever is in Congress at that time will probably face a very different district in the 2012 election. There's now a Republican state administration and a strong Republican majority in the House of Delegates (but only a slim Democratic majority in the Senate). Governor McDonnell is on the record as favoring a bi-partisan redistricting panel to advise the General Assembly, after years of resisting the notion while a member of the House.

(Dave Sagarin, November 4, 2009)