2010Final results
2010 election for Virginia's 7th District
U.S. House · Virginia
Eric Cantor (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Rick E. Waugh (D) by 25.1 points.
Eric CantorRepublican · winner
59.2%138,209
Rick E. WaughDemocrat
34.1%79,616
Floyd C. BayneIndependent
6.5%15,164
233,402 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 2010
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.
Rick E. WaughEric Cantor
$148.9K
Raised by the campaign
$6M
$148.3K
Spent by the campaign
$5.4M
$520
Cash on hand
$925.4K
Other candidates' campaigns: Floyd C. Bayne $19.7K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010