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* For the [[2010 Midterm Elections]], the [[Nationwide Tea Party Coalition]] listed the top 50 Tea Party candidates running for U.S. House of Representatives; 31 of 50 of these challengers won their elections.<ref>[http://www.electiondayteaparty.com/ Election Day Tea Party 2010], ElectionDayTeaParty.com, a project of the [[Nationwide Tea Party Coalition]].</ref>
* For the [[2010 Midterm Elections]], the [[Nationwide Tea Party Coalition]] listed the top 50 Tea Party candidates running for U.S. House of Representatives; 31 of 50 of these challengers won their elections.<ref>[http://www.electiondayteaparty.com/ Election Day Tea Party 2010], ElectionDayTeaParty.com, a project of the [[Nationwide Tea Party Coalition]].</ref>
* They also won several Senate seats, electing [[Rand Paul]], [[Marco Rubio]], [[Pat Toomey]], and [[Mike Lee]] to the Senate in the 2010 elections.
* They also won several Senate seats, electing [[Rand Paul]], [[Marco Rubio]], [[Pat Toomey]], and [[Mike Lee]] to the Senate in the 2010 elections.
* [[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, including [[Joe Walsh]], [[Allen West]], and [[Justin Amash]].
* 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]], loses primary to [[David Brat]], a TEA Party candidate, in June 2014.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/eric-cantor-faces-tea-party-challenge-tuesday/2014/06/10/17da5d20-f092-11e3-bf76-447a5df6411f_story.html Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor succumbs to tea party challenger Dave Brat], [[Washington Post]], June 11, 2014.</ref>
* Republican Majority Leader, [[Eric Cantor]], loses primary to [[David Brat]], a TEA Party candidate, in June 2014.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/eric-cantor-faces-tea-party-challenge-tuesday/2014/06/10/17da5d20-f092-11e3-bf76-447a5df6411f_story.html Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor succumbs to tea party challenger Dave Brat], [[Washington Post]], June 11, 2014.</ref>