Eric Cantor defeated in Republican primary
The House Majority Leader loses to Tea Party candidate David Brat.
Update #1 — June 10, 2014; 10:25 PM
With 100% of precincts reporting, the vote totals follow:
- David Brat: 36,110
- Eric Cantor: 28,898
Only 65,008 votes were cast, just 8.5% of the 7th Congressional District's population (in 2010). Election results by locality can be found here.
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Original — June 10, 2014
In an unexpected turn of events, incumbent Eric Cantor lost the 7th District primary to Tea Part candidate David A. Brat. Cantor had held the district since 2001.
Brat will face Democrat John “Jack” Trammel in the November election. Both candidates are current faculty of Randolph-Macon College.
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Suddenly, I’m concerned about the old aphorism, “Be careful what you wish for; You just might get it!”
So how long till cantor is a pundit for fox?
No one said Dave Brat is perfect. But he got rid of Cantor and for that he deserves thanks from everyone in America.
Crazy how 36k people just altered the national agenda. And folks think their vote doesn’t count?