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2012 Virginia U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 2012 Virginia U.S. House District 7 Election?

Eric I. Cantor won the 2012 Virginia U.S. House District 7 Election. Eric I. Cantor received 222,983 popular votes (58.39%). The main challenger was E. Wayne Powell (41.37%).

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

Cantor +17.0 pts · won by 64,971 votes
Eric I. CantorRepublicanWINNER58.39%
222,983 votes
E. Wayne PowellDemocratic41.37%
158,012 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.