2002Final results
2002 election for Virginia's 7th District
U.S. House · Virginia
Eric Cantor (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Ben L. "cooter" Jones (D) by 39.0 points.
Eric CantorRepublican · winner
69.4%113,658
Ben L. "cooter" JonesDemocrat
30.5%49,854
163,665 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 2002
Races before and after
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.
Ben L. "cooter" JonesEric Cantor
$188.5K
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$179.9K
Spent by the campaign
$1.4M
$7.4K
Cash on hand
$120.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 25, 2002; FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002