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      Home/Elections/2018/US House/Virginia/VA-07
      2018·US House·Virginia·District profile →

      Virginia District 7 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Abigail A Spanberger
      50.3%176,079 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      David A Brat
      48.4%169,295 votes
      Margin
      D+1.9
      349,803 total votes
      4 candidates349,803 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Abigail A SpanbergerDEM✓
      		DEM176,07950.3%
      David A BratREP
      		REP169,29548.4%
      Joseph B WaltonLIB
      		LIB4,2161.2%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH2130.1%

      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
      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 →
      David A BratREP
      Record1W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2014-2018
      US House
      Full profile →
      Abigail A SpanbergerDEM
      Record1W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2018-2018
      US House
      Full profile →
      Joseph B WaltonLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2018-2018
      US House
      Full profile →

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