1789 Virginia's 5th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Federalist James Madison 1,308 57.37
Antifederalist James Monroe 972 42.63

Results by county

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County Madison Votes Monroe Votes
Albemarle 62.37% 174 37.63% 105
Amherst 37.08% 145 62.92% 246
Culpeper 71.31% 256 28.69% 103
Fluvanna 40.00% 42 60.00% 63
Goochland 49.81% 132 50.19% 133
Louisa 64.77% 228 35.23% 124
Orange 96.00% 216 4.00% 9
Spotsylvania 37.83% 115 62.17% 189