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      Home/Elections/1976/US House/Virginia/VA-07
      1976·US House·Virginia·District profile →

      Virginia District 7 US House

      Winner
      REP
      J Kenneth Robinson
      81.6%115,508 votes
      Runner-up
      IND
      James B Hutt Jr.
      18.2%25,731 votes
      Margin
      R+81.6
      141,482 total votes
      3 candidates141,482 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      J Kenneth RobinsonREP✓
      		REP115,50881.6%
      James B Hutt Jr.IND
      		IND25,73118.2%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH2430.2%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+2.9
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+3.9
      R+10EvenD+1020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202450.3%47.4%D+2.9404,064
      202052.6%45.8%D+6.8389,585
      201648.2%46.0%D+2.2329,818
      201251.9%48.1%D+3.7299,496
      200852.3%46.7%D+5.7286,315

      Seat History

      US House in Virginia

      2024
      Eugene S. VindmanDEM
      D+2.6
      2022
      Abigail Davis SpanbergerDEM
      D+4.7
      Redistricted
      2020
      Abigail Davis SpanbergerDEM
      D+1.8
      2018
      Abigail A SpanbergerDEM
      D+1.9
      2016
      Dave BratREP
      R+15.3
      2014
      David A BratREP
      R+23.9
      2012
      Eric I CantorREP
      R+17.0
      Redistricted
      2010
      Eric I CantorREP
      R+25.1
      2008
      Eric I CantorREP
      R+25.6
      2006
      Eric I CantorREP
      R+29.4
      2004
      Eric I CantorREP
      R+75.5
      2002
      Eric I CantorREP
      R+39.0
      Redistricted
      2000
      Eric I CantorREP
      R+33.9
      1998
      Tom BlileyREP
      R+78.7
      1996
      Tom BlileyREP
      R+54.8
      View all US House history for Virginia →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      J Kenneth RobinsonREP
      Record4W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1982
      US House
      Full profile →
      James B Hutt Jr.IND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Virginia, 1976

      President1 contest →US Senate1 contest →
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