<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5110359e6bb3f71012000000-1200-1000/ap343615017654.jpg" border="0" alt="Eric Cantor" /><p class="source"><span>AP</span></p></div><p></p></div></div>House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has suffered a shocking defeat to a Tea Party challenger in Virginia's Republican primary.</p>
<p>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. T<span>he Associated Press called the race for Brat s</span>hortly after 8 p.m. </p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Democrats did not field a candidate in the district.</p>
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ERIC CANTOR LOSES IN SHOCKING UPSET TO TEA PARTY CHALLENGER

APHouse 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. More to come...

APHouse Majority Leader Eric Cantor has suffered a shocking defeat to a Tea Party challenger in Virginia's Republican primary. Cantor, the No.

ERIC CANTOR LOSES IN SHOCKING UPSET TO TEA PARTY CHALLENGER

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