Melanie Virginia Lucero
Ran for Virginia 5th Congressional District · Republican
Lost the 2026 primary
Ballot status source: Lost the 2026 Republican primary on August 4, 2026 — Virginia Department of Elections — 2026 August Republican Primary · read Aug 4, 2026
Sources (3)
- Lost the 2026 Republican primary on August 4, 2026 — Virginia Department of Elections — 2026 August Republican Primary (August 4, 2026), official results: VA-05, 'Melanie V. Lucero' 7,914 of 50,200 (15.8%)
- nominee John J. McGuire III 42,286
- identity CONFIRMED
Filed under Virginia 5th Congressional District. The race page has 3 candidates, 3 certified results. See the race
Roles on File
Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.
- Lost the primaryVirginia 5th Congressional DistrictNov 3, 2026 · Lost the 2026 primary
The District
What Virginia 5th Congressional District covers
Covers all of Pittsylvania County, Halifax County, Mecklenburg County, Buckingham County, Louisa County, Campbell County, Charlotte County, Amherst County, Nelson County, Lunenburg County, Prince Edward County, Appomattox County, Nottoway County, Cumberland County, Fluvanna County and 5 more; parts of Albemarle County, Amelia County, Hanover County and Bedford County.
Includes Danville, Lynchburg, Bracey, Madison Heights, Altavista, Amherst, Arrington, Charlottesville, Clover, Cluster Springs, Concord, Farmville and 75 more.
304 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Virginia Department of Elections, per-locality precinct shapefiles (133 localities, elections.virginia.gov redistricting/gis)
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File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_0pqecgc22.
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