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→Elections: Eric Cantor lost to Dave Brat in the Republican primary; the general election is pending.
* [[Conservatives]] picked up a total of 63 seats in the [[House of Representatives]] for the 2010 Midterm Elections.
* [[Conservatives]] picked up a total of 63 seats in the [[House of Representatives]] for the 2010 Midterm Elections.
* The Tea Party once again played a role in elections in 2012, responsible for [[Richard Mourdock]]'s defeat of long-term incumbent [[RINO]] [[Richard Lugar]] and [[Ted Cruz]]'s defeat of entrenched establishment Lieutenant Governor [[David Dewhurst]] in Republican primaries and Governor [[Scott Walker]]'s winning his recall election.
* The Tea Party once again played a role in elections in 2012, responsible for [[Richard Mourdock]]'s defeat of long-term incumbent [[RINO]] [[Richard Lugar]] and [[Ted Cruz]]'s defeat of entrenched establishment Lieutenant Governor [[David Dewhurst]] in Republican primaries and Governor [[Scott Walker]]'s winning his recall election.
* Republican Majority Leader, [[Eric Cantor]], looses election to Dave Brat, a tea party candidate, in June 2014. <ref>Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor succumbs to tea party challenger Dave Brat. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/eric-cantor-faces-tea-party-challenge-tuesday/2014/06/10/17da5d20-f092-11e3-bf76-447a5df6411f_story.html. June 11, 2014.</ref>
* Republican Majority Leader, [[Eric Cantor]], looses primary to Dave Brat, a TEA Party candidate, in June 2014. <ref>Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor succumbs to tea party challenger Dave Brat. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/eric-cantor-faces-tea-party-challenge-tuesday/2014/06/10/17da5d20-f092-11e3-bf76-447a5df6411f_story.html. June 11, 2014.</ref>
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