 On January 24, 2011, Allen officially announced, through a video on his campaign website, that he was running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, to reclaim the seat held by Senator Jim Webb, who defeated Allen in November 2006.As of January 2011, the only other announced Republican candidate was Virginia Tea Party leader Jamie Radtke.In the June Republican primary, George Allen took the party's nod winning more than 65% of the vote, defeating Jamie Radtke (23%), Robert G. Marshall (7%) and E.W.