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2008 Virginia U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 2008 Virginia U.S. House District 7 Election?

Eric I. Cantor won the 2008 Virginia U.S. House District 7 Election. Eric I. Cantor received 233,531 popular votes (62.72%). The main challenger was Anita Hartke (37.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Cantor and Hartke

Cantor +25.6 pts · won by 95,408 votes
Eric I. CantorRepublicanWINNER62.72%
233,531 votes
Anita HartkeDemocratic37.1%
138,123 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.