Goodlatte, Hurt win House seats

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell appeared on “CBS This Morning” Wednesday, Nov. 7, to discuss the implications of the election results for the Republican Party.

In his interview, McDonnell expressed his disappointment in presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s loss to incumbent President Barack Obama. The governor also discussed a record voter turnout in Virginia and added, “We won eight of the 11 congressional seats for the Republican team.”

The 5th and 6th Districts elected Republican congressmen Robert Hurt and Bob Goodlatte.

According to the Virginia Board of Elections, Hurt received 56 percent of the vote, while his democratic opponent, retired Air Force Gen. John Douglass, received 43 percent of the vote.

In the 6th District, Democratic Party congressional nominee Andy Schmookler failed in his bid to unseat Republican incumbent Bob Goodlatte, who has been re-elected for the 10th time.

According to his website, Goodlatte first won a seat in Congress in 1992. Since then, he has won every re-election bid by more than 20 percentage points.