[randita]

In almost every instance, you can determine the winner of a race based on money.

Exception: Eric Cantor (;

[fieldmarshaldj]

True. Also, back in 2000, in the GOP primary for VA-1, Paul Jost attempted to buy the vacant seat for himself, massively outspending Del. Jo Ann Davis (shelling out a million just in the primary, she had less than 1/10th of that). Davis had the credentials and the base support, and she pulled off a plurality win.

After her death in 2007, Jost tried to buy the seat again and almost succeeded, but Rob Wittman beat him on the 6th ballot at the special convention.