Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Lynda Bennett
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · North Carolina District 11
- Filing address
- Raleigh, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BENNETT, LYNDA
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
North Carolina, District 11
FEC candidate ID H0NC11191 · Principal campaign committee: LYNDA BENNETT FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · North Carolina District 11 | $19,849.95 | Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000 |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · North Carolina District 11 | $521,373.59 | Lost primary runoff |
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$340,402.3365%
- PACs and other committees$98,208.5619%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$81,740.0016%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,022.700%
Self-funding: $81,740.00 (16% of money raised): $1,740.00 given and $80,000.00 lent by the candidate. $29,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
29 committees reported giving $100,724.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- HOUSE FREEDOM FUNDLeadership PAC$20,662.00
- SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUNDConnected PAC$15,702.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- JOBS, FREEDOM, AND SECURITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- FREEDOM FIRST PACPAC$4,000.00
- FRIENDS TO ELECT DR. GREG MURPHY TO CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL ACTION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$3,000.00
- CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNIONConnected PAC$2,000.00
- EMERGEORTHO P.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JOBS, ENERGY AND OUR FOUNDING FATHERS PAC-JEFF PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BUCK FOR COLORADOCandidate committee$2,000.00
- YOUR VOICE COUNTSLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- NOOGA PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- CAROL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,500.00
- AMERICAN PRINCIPLESConnected PAC$1,360.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- COMMUNITY BANCSHARES OF MISSISSIPPI INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FAMILY-PAC FEDERALPAC$1,000.00
- RUSS FULCHER FOR IDAHOCandidate committee$1,000.00
Show all 29 committees
- DELIVER. EXCEL. BELIEVE. PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- VICTORY EASTLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- U.S. ISRAEL PAC (USI PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
- ASHEVILLE TEA PACConnected PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Lynda Bennett$1,027,831.74
- Independent expenditures opposing Lynda Bennett$159,667.00
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- HOUSE FREEDOM ACTIONSupporting$806,363.00
- SENATE CONSERVATIVES ACTIONSupporting$195,242.00
- FIX CONGRESS NOW!Opposing$159,667.00
- HOUSE FREEDOM FUNDSupporting$24,810.00
- SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUNDSupporting$1,250.00
- ASHEVILLE TEA PACSupporting$136.00
The race
North Carolina U.S. House, District 11, 2020 · 17 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Bennett (R) | $521,373.59 | $966.09 | 2020-12-31 |
| David Madison Cawthorn (R) | $4,718,101.59 | $105,731.05 | 2020-12-31 |
| Morris D. Davis (D) | $2,279,697.25 | $103,291.82 | 2020-12-31 |
| Charles Wallace Archerd (R) | $996,344.78 | $0.00 | 2020-03-24 |
| Joseph Darren Osborne (R) | $252,100.00 | $0.00 | 2020-09-30 |
| Dan Driscoll (R) | $228,477.00 | $599.39 | 2020-12-31 |
| James (jim) Wayland Dds Davis (R) | $156,206.00 | $0.00 | 2020-12-31 |
| Vance Martin Patterson (R) | $146,100.00 | $104,699.34 | 2020-06-30 |
| Matthew Burril (R) | $110,310.93 | $0.00 | 2020-02-20 |
| Steve Woodsmall (D) | $71,476.53 | −$1,351.57 | 2020-05-07 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMC Research (D) | October 15–18, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Madison Cawthorn 42% · Moe Davis 45% |
| EMC Research (D) | September 22–24, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Madison Cawthorn 42% · Moe Davis 46% |
| DCCC Targeting & Analytics Department (D) | August 5–6, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Madison Cawthorn 46% · Moe Davis 41% |
| EMC Research (D) | July 9–12, 2020 | 402 (LV) | ± 4.89% | Madison Cawthorn 42% · Moe Davis 40% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: LYNDA BENNETT FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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