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       House Majority Leader Cantor Loses Primary to Tea Party Candidate

   by VOA News

   There has been a major upset in a congressional primary election which
   could have a huge impact nationally.

   Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia was defeated
   Tuesday by a little-known college professor from the ultraconservative
   Tea Party movement. Cantor conceded the election Tuesday night.

   With most of the votes counted from Virginia's 7th district, David Brat
   was on track to win by a margin of 56 percent to 44 percent. He will be
   the Republican candidate in the November election.

   Tuesday's loss is a stunning and unexpected blow for Cantor, the
   second-most powerful member of the Republican-controlled House, who was
   a Tea Party favorite in previous elections.

   Cantor was known for his demands to cut government spending, but Brat
   accused him of not being conservative enough and also being soft on
   immigration.
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