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1990 Virginia U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1990 Virginia U.S. House District 7 Election?

D. French Slaughter Jr. won the 1990 Virginia U.S. House District 7 Election. D. French Slaughter Jr. received 81,688 popular votes (58.09%). The main challenger was David M. Smith (41.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Smith

Jr. +16.4 pts · won by 23,004 votes
D. French Slaughter Jr.RepublicanWINNER58.09%
81,688 votes
David M. SmithDemocratic41.73%
58,684 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.