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1998 Virginia U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1998 Virginia U.S. House District 6 Election?

Bob Goodlatte won the 1998 Virginia U.S. House District 6 Election. Bob Goodlatte received 89,177 popular votes (69.27%). The main challenger was David A. Bowers (30.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Goodlatte and Bowers

Goodlatte +38.6 pts · won by 49,690 votes
Bob GoodlatteRepublicanWINNER69.27%
89,177 votes
David A. BowersDemocratic30.67%
39,487 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.