2012Final results
2012 election for Virginia's 6th District
U.S. House · Virginia
Bob Goodlatte (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Andy B. Schmookler (D) by 30.7 points.
Bob GoodlatteRepublican · winner
65.2%211,278
Andy B. SchmooklerDemocrat
34.6%111,949
323,893 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 2012
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.
Andy B. SchmooklerBob Goodlatte
$172.4K
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$171.5K
Spent by the campaign
$1.9M
$893
Cash on hand
$513.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012