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Jun 11, 2014 · Washington CNN — The man in line to be the next speaker of the House lost his primary Tuesday in Virginia. The outcome of the race shocked Eric Cantor, challenger Dave Brat and political...
Jun 11, 2014 · Many will say Cantor lost to the Tea Party, however they define or understand that boisterous-if-amorphous entity. But Cantor lost because he lost touch with his Virginia district.
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Jun 11, 2014 · WASHINGTON — In one of the most stunning primary election upsets in congressional history, the House majority leader, Eric Cantor, was soundly defeated on Tuesday by a Tea Party-backed...
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- Jonathan Martin
Jun 11, 2014 · Cantor's loss. Eric Cantor. An unprecedented loss by Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) gives him the dubious distinction of being the first-ever sitting House Majority Leader to lose a primary bid. Cantor is second in line in leadership behind Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH).
Jun 10, 2014 · In a shocker, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has lost the Republican primary in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District to a relatively unknown college professor, David Brat. Brat spent...
Jun 11, 2014 · House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., was stunned Tuesday, after being booted from his seat in the Republican primary by David Brat, an upstart tea party-backed economics professor. Brat...
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On June 10, 2014, in a major upset, Cantor lost the Republican primary 44.5 percent–55.5 percent to Dave Brat, a Tea Party candidate and a professor at Randolph-Macon College. That made Cantor the first sitting House majority leader to lose a primary since the position was created in 1899.
