2008Final results
2008 election for Virginia's 6th District
U.S. House · Virginia
Bob Goodlatte (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Sam Rasoul (D) by 25.0 points.
Bob GoodlatteRepublican · winner
61.6%192,350
Sam RasoulDemocrat
36.6%114,367
Janice Lee AllenIndependent
1.7%5,413
312,392 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Sam RasoulBob Goodlatte
$389.7K
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$382.5K
Spent by the campaign
$2M
$1.2K
Cash on hand
$656.3K
Other candidates' campaigns: Janice Lee Allen $20K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008