Eric Cantor's loss, by the numbers

Amounting to more than $5 million, Rep. Eric Cantor‘s campaign spent an average of $9.90 on each of the more than 500,000 registered voters in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. Compared with the average of $0.24 spent per registered voter by Dave Brat‘s campaign, it’s easy to see why many were surprised to see Brat pull out a double-digit win.

The latest finance report from the Cantor campaign showed the House Majority Leader with $5.4 million raised, more than $5 million spent, about $1.5 million on hand, and zero debt. Not a bad state for a prominent politician heading into the primary.