TRUMP’S MAN IN A DOG FIGHT – VIRGINIA RACE TO CLOSE TO CALL

The race is razor thin at this time, most likely a recount, but McGuire is a two hundred votes ahead of the Republican endorsed candidate.Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump waves during a "Get Out the Vote" rally at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia, on March 2, 2024. The Trump-endorsed candidate, Sen. John McGuire, is currently beating rep. Bob Good in the GOP primary for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District by just 327 votes.

Former President Donald Trump‘s influence on the election in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District may not have been as significant as he would have liked, as the Republican primary race is still too close to call.

With 98 percent of the ballots counted, the Associated Press reported, state Senator John McGuire, whom Trump has endorsed, led incumbent Representative Bob Good by just 327 votes (50.3 percent to 49.7 percent). The remaining votes are not expected to be counted on Wednesday as Virginia observes the Juneteenth federal holiday.