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|party=[[Republican]]
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|alma_mater=[[University of New Hampshire]]
|occupation=Businesswoman, realtor
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'''Lynda Bennett''' is a businesswoman and strongly [[conservative]] [[Republican]] currently running for [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[North Carolina]]'s 11th district to succeed [[Mark Meadows]], who resigned to become the White House Chief of Staff to [[Donald Trump]].
==2020 U.S. House election in North Carolina's 11th district==
Bennett announced in December 2019 her run for [[U.S. House of Representatives]] to succeed [[House Freedom Caucus]] member [[Mark Meadows]] after the latter announced that he wouldn't run for re-election.<ref>[https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2019/12/19/mark-meadows-republican-lynda-bennett-announces-ncs-11-th-run/2697067001/ Haywood Republican Lynda Bennett announces run for Meadows' vacated seat in 2020]</ref> She is endorsed by Meadows himself,<ref>[https://www.rollcall.com/2020/02/12/mark-meadows-backs-only-woman-in-crowded-race-to-replace-him/ Mark Meadows backs only woman in crowded race to replace him]</ref> the House Freedom Fund,<ref>[https://www.housefreedomfund.com/#candidates House Freedom Fund - Candidates]</ref> the [[Senate Conservatives Fund]],<ref>[https://www.senateconservatives.com/post/4017/three-new-endorsements SCF - Three New Endorsements]</ref> and the [[Susan B. Anthony List]].<ref>[https://www.sba-list.org/newsroom/press-releases/sba-list-candidate-fund-endorses-lynda-bennett-congress-nc-11 SBA List Candidate Fund Endorses Lynda Bennett for Congress in NC-11]</ref>
===Republican primary===
In the [[Republican]] primary held on March 3, 2020, Bennett managed to garner a plurality of the votes casted at 22.7%,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-11-primary-election.html North Carolina Primary Election Results: 11th House District]</ref> but as no candidate won a majority, a runoff will be held on June 23, 2020 between her and Madison Cawthorn, who finished second place.
==See also==
*[[Michelle Fischbach]], running for [[Minnesota]]'s 7th district
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://lyndaforcongress.com/ Official Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Lynda_Bennett Lynda Bennett - Ballotpedia]
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[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
|name=Lynda Bennett
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=
|alma_mater=[[University of New Hampshire]]
|occupation=Businesswoman, realtor
|religion=[[Christian]]
|birth_date=
|birth_place=
}}
'''Lynda Bennett''' is a businesswoman and strongly [[conservative]] [[Republican]] currently running for [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[North Carolina]]'s 11th district to succeed [[Mark Meadows]], who resigned to become the White House Chief of Staff to [[Donald Trump]].
==2020 U.S. House election in North Carolina's 11th district==
Bennett announced in December 2019 her run for [[U.S. House of Representatives]] to succeed [[House Freedom Caucus]] member [[Mark Meadows]] after the latter announced that he wouldn't run for re-election.<ref>[https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2019/12/19/mark-meadows-republican-lynda-bennett-announces-ncs-11-th-run/2697067001/ Haywood Republican Lynda Bennett announces run for Meadows' vacated seat in 2020]</ref> She is endorsed by Meadows himself,<ref>[https://www.rollcall.com/2020/02/12/mark-meadows-backs-only-woman-in-crowded-race-to-replace-him/ Mark Meadows backs only woman in crowded race to replace him]</ref> the House Freedom Fund,<ref>[https://www.housefreedomfund.com/#candidates House Freedom Fund - Candidates]</ref> the [[Senate Conservatives Fund]],<ref>[https://www.senateconservatives.com/post/4017/three-new-endorsements SCF - Three New Endorsements]</ref> and the [[Susan B. Anthony List]].<ref>[https://www.sba-list.org/newsroom/press-releases/sba-list-candidate-fund-endorses-lynda-bennett-congress-nc-11 SBA List Candidate Fund Endorses Lynda Bennett for Congress in NC-11]</ref>
===Republican primary===
In the [[Republican]] primary held on March 3, 2020, Bennett managed to garner a plurality of the votes casted at 22.7%,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-11-primary-election.html North Carolina Primary Election Results: 11th House District]</ref> but as no candidate won a majority, a runoff will be held on June 23, 2020 between her and Madison Cawthorn, who finished second place.
==See also==
*[[Michelle Fischbach]], running for [[Minnesota]]'s 7th district
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://lyndaforcongress.com/ Official Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Lynda_Bennett Lynda Bennett - Ballotpedia]
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