The 2014 primary season ends (Sept. 9: DE, MA, NH, NY, RI)

[ElectionsGuy]

I hope Cantor loses, he really deserves an ass kicking.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Couldn't happen to a nicer asshole.

[IceSpear]

Wasserman just said he doesn't see how Cantor can make this up, and it would be the biggest House upset he's ever seen. If it holds... Jesus F. Christ.

Makes this article pretty funny in retrospect

[quote]A conservative challenger is expected to fall far short of defeating House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) in Tuesday’s congressional primary. Disorganization and poor funding have stymied the campaign of tea party activist David Brat, even as he tapped into conservative resentment toward a party leader who has been courting the Republican right for years.

Brat, an economics professor, simply failed to show up to D.C. meetings with powerful conservative agitators last month, citing upcoming finals. He only had $40,000 in the bank at the end of March, according to first quarter filings. Cantor had $2 million.

[RogueBeaver]

AOSHQDD projects a Brat win. Enten also thinks Brat wins.

[RogueBeaver]

Wasserman just said Brat wins.

[ElectionsGuy]

Brat now leads the House Majority Leader 60-40 with 22% of the vote in (a 3,000 vote lead). I swear if the inevitable happens tonight, we could be looking at a Speaker Kevin McCarthy, but it's still early and Cantor should have a comeback here.

In VA-1, Wittman is easily beating his primary challenger.

You mean majority leader McCarthy, right?

Brat still holding a 56-44 lead with over half in. These are amazing results!

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

51% now in VA-7, Brat lead only down to 56-44. I learned in last year's gov race to not underestimate the liberal vote, but 12 points just seems likely to be a bit too much. No politico call yet, so Cantor can still keep hoping.

22% in VA-8, Beyer ahead with 45%, Hope in 2nd with 22%. No call here either.

0.1% for South Carolina Senate. Hutto leading Stamper 76-24 for the dems, Graham leading Bright 71-10 for the republicans.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

59% now in VA-7, Brat lead up to 58-42. No call yet, but I don't see any way for Cantor to make it at this point.

[Keystone Phil]

What in the world...

[DrScholl]

This is just too good, such great entertainment.

[Joe Republic]

Glorious news!

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

68%, back to 56-44.

This really looks like it's going to hold. Congratulations to the Tea Party!

[retromike22]

Where did this come from?!

[tmthforu94]

Wow...

As long as Brat can hold on in the general, which he should be able to, I am perfectly fine with that. Advantageous to the GOP in the long run - having him as Speaker would have been a disaster.

[retromike22]

Is there a Democratic candidate running in VA-07?

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Where did this come from?!

No clue, all the articles I read today were predicting a Cantor victory of at least 10 points, but Cantor's going to lose this by like 6-9 points when all of the vote is in.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Thank you, God!

[LeBron]

Brat now leads the House Majority Leader 60-40 with 22% of the vote in (a 3,000 vote lead). I swear if the inevitable happens tonight, we could be looking at a Speaker Kevin McCarthy, but it's still early and Cantor should have a comeback here.

In VA-1, Wittman is easily beating his primary challenger.

You mean majority leader McCarthy, right?

Brat still holding a 56-44 lead with over half in. These are amazing results!

Not necessarily. Boehner is in talks now that he won't even run for Speaker again and even if he did, the House would never give him his majority needed. That would leave McCarthy next in line from a House leadership standpoint (the House GOP might go another route, though).

72% of the vote is in and Brat leads 56-44 over Cantor which is about a 6,000 vote difference. I can't believe it happened, but Cantor is going down! Who would have thought. Though MSNBC did cover this race in which Cantor recently got booed at a town hall for dissing Brat and it did look he would really be in trouble tonight.

Rep. Wittman is easily projected to win his primary, though.

[cinyc]

Is there a Democratic candidate running in VA-07?

Red Racing Horses says there is no Democrat candidate running in VA-07.  Brat is the next Congressman from VA-07.

Edited:  Maybe not. According to the RRH comments, Democrats nominated Jack Trammell to run in VA-07 at their convention.

[KingSweden]

Cantor for Governor 2017!! (jk)

In all seriousness though, this has got to be an upset almost (but not quite) at the level of Tom Foley in 1994 (who was the Congressman for my district at the time).

[DrScholl]

Reports of the Tea Party's demise have been greatly exaggerated.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Is there a Democratic candidate running in VA-07?

There is but this is a 57% Romney district.

[LeBron]

One things for sure though, we're swapping a brat for a Brat in Virginia's 7th congressional district.

Unfortunate though that Cantor couldn't have Boehner. I would much rather love to see a Rep. Winteregg than a Rep. Brat and I much rather prefer Cantor to freaking Boehner.

[badgate]

Can Cantor run as an indy in the general? What's the law on sore losers in VA?

[Landslide Lyndon]

Can Cantor run as an indy in the general? What's the law on sore losers in VA?

He can't, but he can run as a write-in.