Eric Cantor beat heavily favored incumbent Upstart Dave Brat . Upstart Dave Brat raised less than $ 300,000 compared to Challenger 's less than $ 300,000 . Graham defeats conservative challengers , avoids runoff . Challenger 's main argument was that Cantor had turned his back on conservative principles .
Eric Cantor beat heavily favored incumbent Upstart Dave Brat . Upstart Dave Brat raised less than $ 300,000 compared to Challenger 's less than $ 300,000 . Challenger 's main argument was that Cantor had turned his back on conservative principles .