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==2020 U.S. House election in North Carolina's 11th district==

==2020 U.S. House election in North Carolina's 11th district==

After Rep. [[Mark Meadows]] resigned to become the White House [[Chief of Staff]] only to prove [[Trump's_inept_advisers#Mark_Meadows|his ineptitude]], several Republicans announced their candidacies to replace him, including Cawthorn as well as [[Lynda Bennett]]. After no one won a majority of the vote in the primary<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>, a runoff proceeded between Bennett, who finished first place with a plurality of 22.7% of the votes cast, and Cawthorn, who narrowly trailed her in second place. While the former received the endorsements of [[Donald Trump]],<ref name="Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary">[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/madison-cawthorn-wins-north-carolina-republican-primary-election-house-of-representatives/ Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary]</ref><ref name="Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary">[https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/politics/north-carolina-primary-madison-cawthorn/index.html Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary]</ref> the [[Senate Conservatives Fund]],<ref>[https://www.senateconservatives.com/post/4017/three-new-endorsements Three New Endorsements]</ref> and 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> Cawthorn won the runoff in a landslide upset.<ref name="Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary"/><ref name="Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary"/><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/23/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-11-republican-primary-runoff-election.html North Carolina Republican Primary Runoff Election Results: 11th Congressional District - The New York Times]</ref> He is mostly<ref>[https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings 2020 House Race ratings | The Cook Political Report]</ref><ref>[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/race-forecasts-and-predictions/house/ Who wins 2020? House Election Predictions & Key Races - Politico]</ref><ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/house/2020_elections_house_map.html Battle for the House 2020 - RealClearPolitics]</ref> expected to win the general election in the heavily Republican district.

After Rep. [[Mark Meadows]] resigned to become the White House [[Chief of Staff]] only to prove [[Trump's_inept_advisers#Mark_Meadows|his ineptitude]], several Republicans announced their candidacies to replace him, including Cawthorn as well as [[Lynda Bennett]]. After no one won a majority of the vote in the primary<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>, a runoff proceeded between Bennett, who finished first place with a plurality of 22.7% of the votes cast, and Cawthorn, who narrowly trailed her in second place. While the former received the endorsements of [[Donald Trump]],<ref name="Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary">[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/madison-cawthorn-wins-north-carolina-republican-primary-election-house-of-representatives/ Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary]</ref><ref name="Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary">[https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/politics/north-carolina-primary-madison-cawthorn/index.html Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary]</ref> the [[Senate Conservatives Fund]],<ref>[https://www.senateconservatives.com/post/4017/three-new-endorsements Three New Endorsements]</ref> and 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> Cawthorn won the runoff in a landslide upset.<ref name="Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary"/><ref name="Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary"/><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/23/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-11-republican-primary-runoff-election.html North Carolina Republican Primary Runoff Election Results: 11th Congressional District - The New York Times]</ref> He won the general election in another landslide.

Cawthorn gave a speech at the 2020 [[Republican National Convention]], where he ended by rising out of his wheelchair despite being paralyzed.<ref>Two references:

Cawthorn gave a speech at the 2020 [[Republican National Convention]], where he ended by rising out of his wheelchair despite being paralyzed.<ref>Two references: