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2000Final results

2000 election for Virginia's 7th District

U.S. House · Virginia

Eric Cantor (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Warren A. Stewart (D) by 33.9 points.

Eric CantorRepublican · winner
66.9%192,652
33.0%94,935
287,891 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+16.31984R+16.41990R+54.81996R+33.92000R+39.02002R+29.42006

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Warren A. StewartEric Cantor
$71.1K
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$70.4K
Spent by the campaign
$1.5M
$618
Cash on hand
$82.8K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000