Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_name_61 (results VARCHAR, first_elected VARCHAR, incumbent VARCHAR)

### Question ###
What was the election result before 2004 where Eric Cantor was the incumbent?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT results FROM table_name_61 WHERE first_elected < 2004 AND incumbent = "eric cantor"