On Tuesday, the 24-year-old GOP candidate Madison Cawthorn defeated a Trump-endorsed challenger in a North Carolina district that leans Republican
Photo: madisoncawthorn.com Due largely to the expansion of mail-in-ballots as the United States fails to manage the pandemic, there were very few results available from the primary on the night of June 23.
Cawthorn, who clears the Congressional age minimum when he turns 25 in August, defeated his challenger for North Carolina’s 11th District, businesswoman Lynda Bennett, on Tuesday night by an almost two-to-one margin. He will now face the Democratic candidate Moe Davis in November, despite the endorsement of his primary challenger from President Trump, Ted Cruz, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows — who vacated the seat in March — as well as support from the House Freedom Caucus.
In an interview with the Associated Press on Tuesday night, Cawthorn said his primary win was a result of a strong canvassing and ground operation and a message that “translated across generations and across ethnic groups.” But in an interview with the Associated Press, political scientist Chris Cooper provides another possible reason:
Chris Cooper, a political science professor at Western Carolina University, said Cawthorn had a compelling story and benefited from local Republicans unhappy with details around how Bennett entered the race.Meadows announced the day before the December filing deadline that he wouldn’t seek reelection. The surprise departure came so late that candidates who had already committed to run for other elected offices were barred from switching.
North Carolina’s 11th District encompasses much of the state’s mountainous region west of Asheville. Though the state’s redistricting — following a state court ruling in 2019 that the previous GOP-designed plan was unconstitutional — means the 11th became slightly more friendly to Democrats, Chris Cooper notes that it went only from a safe Republican district to one that leans Republican. If elected, he will be the youngest representative in Washington.
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