2004Final results
2004 election for Virginia's 7th District
U.S. House · Virginia
Eric Cantor (R) won with 75.5% of the vote, defeating W. Brad Blanton (Ind) by 51.2 points.
Eric CantorRepublican · winner
75.5%230,765
W. Brad BlantonIndependent
24.3%74,325
305,658 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 2004
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.
No independentEric Cantor
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Raised by the campaign
$2.5M
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Spent by the campaign
$2.2M
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Cash on hand
$399.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004