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| | * The Tea Party Movement is credited with helping to elect [[Senator]] [[Scott Brown]] in an upset for the seat formerly held by the late [[Ted Kennedy]]. | | * The Tea Party Movement is credited with helping to elect [[Senator]] [[Scott Brown]] in an upset for the seat formerly held by the late [[Ted Kennedy]]. |
| | * 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]], [[Ron Johnson]], 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, including [[Joe Walsh]], [[Allen West]], and [[Justin Amash]]. | | * [[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. |