How many districts had republican Bob Goodlatte as a candidate?
CREATE TABLE table_17503169_1 (district VARCHAR, republican VARCHAR)
SELECT COUNT(district) FROM table_17503169_1 WHERE republican = "Bob Goodlatte"
### Context: CREATE TABLE table_17503169_1 (district VARCHAR, republican VARCHAR) ### Question: How many districts had republican Bob Goodlatte as a candidate? ### Answer: SELECT COUNT(district) FROM table_17503169_1 WHERE republican = "Bob Goodlatte"