2012Final results
2012 election for Virginia's 7th District
U.S. House · Virginia
Eric Cantor (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating E. Wayne Powell (D) by 17.0 points.
Eric CantorRepublican · winner
58.4%222,983
E. Wayne PowellDemocrat
41.4%158,012
381,909 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 2012
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.
E. Wayne PowellEric Cantor
$971.6K
Raised by the campaign
$7.6M
$956.7K
Spent by the campaign
$7.5M
$14.9K
Cash on hand
$1.1M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012