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1996 Virginia U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1996 Virginia U.S. House District 6 Election?

Bob Goodlatte won the 1996 Virginia U.S. House District 6 Election. Bob Goodlatte received 133,576 popular votes (67%). The main challenger was Jeffrey W. Grey (30.84%).

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Goodlatte +36.2 pts · won by 72,091 votes
Bob GoodlatteRepublicanWINNER67%
133,576 votes
Jeffrey W. GreyDemocratic30.84%
61,485 votes
Jay P. RutledgeIndependent2.12%
4,229 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.