Virginia's 7th congressional district election, 2008

Virginia's 7th congressional district election, 2008

Nominee Eric Cantor Anita Hartke Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 233,531 138,123 Percentage 63% 37%
Representative before election Eric Cantor Republican Elected Representative Eric Cantor Republican

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The Virginia 7th congressional district election, 2008 was held on November 4, 2008. This was the same day as the United States presidential election, 2008.

The 7th District includes western parts of Richmond, as well as its nearby suburbs in Henrico County, but otherwise is largely rural. CQ Politics rates the seat "Safe Republican".^[1] The Cook Political Report rates it "Solid Republican".^[2]

Candidates

Republican

Incumbent Eric Cantor was the Republican nominee. He has held the seat since January 2001, having won in the U.S. House Elections of 2000 to succeed retiring Congressman Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.. Cantor won the district in 2006 by 64% to 34%. Eric Cantor won the election, keeping this seat under republican control.

Democratic

Anita Hartke was the Democratic candidate. Mrs. Hartke, 48, is a resident of Amissville, Virginia in Culpeper County, though the town is primarily located in neighboring Rappahannock County. She is the daughter of the three-term US Senator from Indiana, Vance Hartke.^[3] Her stated positions include improvements on the National Energy Policy by investing in alternative energy in order to reduce the use of foreign oil and fossil fuels. She believes that this would create more jobs that could not be outsourced while simultaneously fighting global warming. She also supports universal health care. Concerning the Iraq War, Hartke supports a gradual withdrawal of troops, stating that a brigade should be brought home every month. She supports reform of the controversial No Child Left Behind Act and increasing funding to the public school system. She also hopes to end student college loan rates in excess of 20%.^[4]

See also

• Virginia's 7th congressional district
• United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2008

References

External links

• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets.org
• Official campaign websites
  • Anita Hartke Democratic
  • Eric Cantor Republican