Bob Goodlatte, U.S. Representative

Bob Goodlatte

U.S. Representative
Born
September 22, 1952
Current age
73
Home state
Virginia
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1992–2016
13-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Goodlatte2.0M
Opponents664,144
13
Elections run

Between 1992 and 2016, Bob Goodlatte ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning all 13. Goodlatte's biggest single-election total was 225,471 votes, in the 2016 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 6. Goodlatte's closest win came in the 1992 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 6, decided by 42,691 votes.

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How many votes has Bob Goodlatte received?

Bob Goodlatte has received 1,985,616 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–0.

Election history

Bob Goodlatte’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2016U.S. HouseVirginiaWon225,47166.63%Kai E. Degner
2014U.S. HouseVirginiaWon133,89874.51%William M. Will Hammer
Elaine B. Hildebrandt
2012U.S. HouseVirginiaWon211,27865.23%Andy B. Schmookler
2010U.S. HouseVirginiaWon127,48776.27%Jeffrey W. Vanke
Stuart M. Bain
2008U.S. HouseVirginiaWon192,35061.57%S. Sam Rasoul
Janice Lee Allen
2006U.S. HouseVirginiaWon153,18775.09%Barbara Jean Pryor
Andre D. Peery
2004U.S. HouseVirginiaWon206,56096.68%
2002U.S. HouseVirginiaWon105,53097.06%
2000U.S. HouseVirginiaWon153,33899.26%
1998U.S. HouseVirginiaWon89,17769.27%David A. Bowers
1996U.S. HouseVirginiaWon133,57667%Jeffrey W. Grey
Jay P. Rutledge
1994U.S. HouseVirginiaWon126,45599.85%
1992U.S. HouseVirginiaWon127,30960.03%Stephen Alan Musselwhite
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000289) and Wikidata (Q887952). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Bob Goodlatte: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/bob-goodlatte. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.