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Cooke Harvey

CandidateIND

Race
U.S. House · Virginia's 5th District
Result
John McGuire, projected winner
Opponents
John McGuire (R); Tom Perriello (D)
Research
Minimal record

Party linenone

No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.

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Cooke Harvey, an independent who had not previously held office, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Virginia's 5th Congressional District to John McGuire III. According to Cville Right Now, he is originally from Delaware, has worked in engineering, surveying and wilderness therapy with at-risk youth, and qualified for the ballot with the required 1,000 signatures.[1][2][3]

On the ballotU.S. House · 5

2026-11-03

John McGuire Rincumbent
Tom Perriello Dchallenger
Cooke Harvey INDchallenger

Biography

Cooke Harvey, an independent who had not previously held office, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Virginia's 5th Congressional District to John McGuire III. According to Cville Right Now, he is originally from Delaware, has worked in engineering, surveying and wilderness therapy with at-risk youth, and qualified for the ballot with the required 1,000 signatures.[1][2][3]

Little public record found for this candidate.

Harvey is originally from Delaware, and his experience includes engineering and surveying and work in wilderness therapy with at-risk youth, the vocation that brought him to Virginia. He did not attend a traditional college, according to Cville Right Now.[2] The Virginia Mercury's voter guide describes him as a carpenter.[4]

Harvey gathered the 1,000 certified signatures from registered Virginia voters needed to appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot as an independent. He told Cville Right Now that he and the other independent adopted a policy of not accepting monetary donations.[2][5] He received 1.6% of the vote to John McGuire III's 50.1%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]

In their own words

Priorities

  • Campaign finance reform, term limits and artificial intelligence regulation, per the Virginia Mercury voter guide.[6]
  • Supports eliminating tax incentives for data centers and backing communities that oppose them, per a phone interview with the Virginia Mercury.[7]

Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Declaration of independents: Cooke Costa Harvey makes November ballot; Chris Register falls short · Cville Right Now · 2026-10-21 News report
  3. 3.U.S. House · Virginia's 5th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  4. 4.2026 general election: 5th Congressional District · Virginia Mercury News report
  5. 5.Cooke Harvey · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  6. 6.U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District | Voter Guide: 2026 Virginia Votes · Virginia Mercury · 2026-10-19 News report
  7. 7.Perriello seeks another 5th District upset as McGuire leans on Trump · Virginia Mercury · 2026-10-05 News report