>> i'm running because washington, d.c., is absolutely broken from head to toe. >> reporter: brad said cantor, who was elected to congress back in 2000, just wasn't conservative enough. >> we could have done better if we had people with principle up there who aren't giving special breaks and t.a.r.p. bailouts and special tax credits to billionaires instead of taking care of us. >> reporter: cantor has been considered a part of the house gop leadership friendly to the tea party. often that made him a thorn in john boehner's side. but this primary focused heavily on immigration and cantor was under fire. brad slammed him for being in favor of amnesty for illegal immigrants. cantor fought back, taking a hard right turn on the recent weeks, but it seems it didn't work. this richmond, virginia, area man won't tip the ballot, but it's a big win for the tea party and major blow to the republican