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ERIC CANTOR LOSES IN SHOCKING UPSET TO TEA PARTY CHALLENGER

Brett LoGiuratoJun 11, 2014, 05:42 IST

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has suffered a shocking defeat to a Tea Party challenger in Virginia's Republican primary.

Cantor, the No. 2 Republican in the House of Representatives, had faced what was considered to be a long-shot challenge Dave Brat, a Tea Party-backed professor. The Associated Press called the race for Brat shortly after 8 p.m.

Cantor's loss stunned much of the political world. There was no polling to suggest the majority leader was in trouble, nor did anyone think Brat posed a serious challenge.

Democrats did not field a candidate in the district.

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