Editing Eric Cantor (section)

==Electoral history==
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|+ {{ushr|Virginia|7|}}: Results 2000–2014<ref name="clerkresults">{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html |title=Election Statistics |access-date=January 10, 2008 |publisher=Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070725184700/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html |archive-date=July 25, 2007  }}</ref><ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/election_results/us_house3/ "2008 Election Results: Pennsylvania to Wyoming"]. ''Boston Globe''. November 2008. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081109073250/http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/election_results/us_house3/ |date=November 9, 2008 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2008/07261AFC-9ED3-410F-B07D-84D014AB2C6B/Official/6_s.shtml "November 2008 Official Results"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005215807/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2008/07261AFC-9ED3-410F-B07D-84D014AB2C6B/Official/6_s.shtml |date=October 5, 2013 }}. "Virginia State Board of Elections". November 2008.</ref>
! Year
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! Democratic
! Votes
! Pct
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! Republican
! Votes
! Pct
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! Other
! Party
! Votes
! Pct
!
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|[[2000 U.S. House election|2000]]
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Warren A. Stewart}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |94,935
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |33%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''Eric Cantor'''}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |192,652
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |67%
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|[[2002 U.S. House election|2002]]
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|[[Ben L. Jones|Ben L. "Cooter" Jones]]}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |49,854
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |30%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''Eric Cantor'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |113,658
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |69%
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|[[2004 U.S. House election|2004]]
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |''(no candidate)''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''Eric Cantor'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |230,765
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |75%
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|{{Party shading/Independent}} |W. Brad Blanton
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|{{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |74,325
|{{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |24%
| |'''*'''
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|[[2006 U.S. House election|2006]]
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|[[Jim Nachman|James M. Nachman]]}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |88,206
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |34%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''Eric Cantor'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |163,706
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |64%
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|{{Party shading/Independent}} |W. Brad Blanton
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|{{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |4,213
|{{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |2%
|'''*'''
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|[[2008 U.S. House election|2008]]
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|[[Anita Hartke]]}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |138,123
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |37%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''Eric Cantor'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |233,531
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |63%
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|[[2010 U.S. House election|2010]]
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Rick Waugh}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |79,607
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |34%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''Eric Cantor'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |138,196
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |59%
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|{{Party shading/Independent Green}} |Floyd Bayne
|{{Party shading/Independent Green}} |[[Independent Greens of Virginia|Independent Green]]
|{{Party shading/Independent Green}} align="right" |15,164
|{{Party shading/Independent Green}} align="right" |6%
| |'''*'''
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|[[2012 U.S. House election|2012]]
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|E. Wayne Powell}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |158,012
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |41%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''Eric Cantor'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |222,983
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |58%
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{{refbegin}}<nowiki>*</nowiki>Write-in candidate notes: In 2000, write-ins received 304 votes. In 2002, write-ins received 153 votes. In 2004, write-ins received 568 votes. In 2006, write-ins received 272 votes. In 2008, write-ins received 683 votes. In 2010, write-ins received 413 votes. In 2012, write-ins received 914 votes.
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