Virginia's 6th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Virginia's 6th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Ben Cline (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

Virginia's 6th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Ben L. Cline	Republican	63.3%	28.6
2022	Ben L. Cline	Republican	64.4%	29.0
2020	Ben L. Cline	Republican	64.6%	29.3
2018	Ben L. Cline	Republican	59.7%	19.5
2016	Bob Goodlatte	Republican	66.6%	33.5
2014	Bob Goodlatte	Republican	74.5%	62.2
2012	Bob Goodlatte	Republican	65.2%	30.7
2010	Bob Goodlatte	Republican	76.3%	63.3
2008	Bob Goodlatte	Republican	61.6%	25.0
2006	Bob Goodlatte	Republican	75.1%	62.8
2004	Bob Goodlatte	Republican	96.7%	—
2002	Bob Goodlatte	Republican	97.1%	—
2000	Bob Goodlatte	Republican	99.3%	—
1998	Bob Goodlatte	Republican	69.3%	38.6
1980	Manley Caldwell Butler	Republican	99.2%	—
1978	Manley Caldwell Butler	Republican	99.8%	—
1976	Manley Caldwell Butler	Republican	62.2%	24.5

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ben L. Cline Won	REP	255,849	63.26%
Ken L. Mitchell	DEM	140,099	34.64%
Robert Wells	IND	7,960	1.97%
Write-in	—	507	0.13%
Total		404,415

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ben L. Cline Won	REP	173,352	64.39%
Jennifer Lynn Lewis	DEM	95,410	35.44%
Write-in	—	472	0.18%
Total		269,234

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ben L. Cline Won	REP	246,606	64.59%
Nicholas Betts	DEM	134,729	35.29%
Write-in	—	478	0.13%
Total		381,813

Questions and answers

Who represents Virginia's 6th congressional district?

Ben Cline (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Virginia's 6th congressional district?

Ben L. Cline won in 2024 by 28.6 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.