Incumbent	Eric Cantor
Party	Republican
Seeking Re-election?	Likely
Candidate Website	House Website Campaign Website
Contact Info	202-225-2815 (DC office) Email
Other Resources	Congresspedia Profile on Eric Cantor

2004 Presidential Vote	Bush - 61.05% Kerry - 38.31%
2006 Election Results	Cantor - 63.85% Nachman - 34.40%
District Blog(s)

Challenger	Anita Hartke
Party	Democratic
Source of Information	FEC
Candidate Website	Campaign Website

Declared Challenger	Will Griffith
Party	Independent
Source of Information	Will Griffith enters race for Congress on Labor Day.
Candidate Website	Campaign Website

Background Information

District Map

From National Atlas (click link for larger version)



The 7th District was redrawn by a Republican committee in 2001.

Demographics

From census.gov (based on 2000 census)

Total population: 643,499; 48.2% male, 51.8% female
Ethnic breakdown: 79.1% white, 16.2% black, 2.3% Asian, 1.2% mixed race (2.0% Hispanic of any race)
Mean household income: $50,990 (US avg. $41,994)
Per capita income: $25,861 (US avg. $21,587)
Families below poverty level: 7,750 (4.4%, US avg. 9.2%)
Individuals below poverty level: 38,616 (6.1%, US avg. 12.4%)

Eric Cantor Links and Information

• Until January, 2007, serves as the Chief Deputy Majority Whip.
• The only Jewish Republican in the House of Representatives.
• Outspent his 2006 opponent, Jim Nachman, $3,038,234 to $64,109.
• Sits on the House Committee on Ways and Means (Subcommittee on Oversight, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.

Biograpy page (Project Vote Smart)
Campaign Finance Analysis (Open Secrets)
Congress Votes Database (Washington Post)
Interest Group Ratings (Project Vote Smart)
Issue Positions from OnTheIssues.com (refused to take NPAT)

Jim Nachman Links and Information

DCCC Profile

Previous Results

2006 - Voter Turnout 58.39%
(from CNN)
Eric Cantor (R) 64% (162,764)
Jim Nachman (D) 34% (87,272)
Brad Blanton (I) 2% (4,156)

2004
Eric Cantor (R) 75.5% (223,724)
Brad Blanton (I)24.5% (72,538)

2002 - Voter Turnout 40.26%
Eric Cantor (R) 69.45% (113,658)
B.L. Jones (D) 30.46% (49,854)

Local Political Sites

Republican Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
Henrico County Democratic Committee
Chesterfield County Democratic Committee

Local Blogs

Where's Eric Cantor?
Virginia Young Democrats 7th District