Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
David Madison Cawthorn
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · North Carolina District 11
- Filing address
- Hendersonville, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- CAWTHORN, DAVID MADISON
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
North Carolina, District 11
FEC candidate ID H0NC11233 · Principal campaign committee: CAWTHORN FOR NC
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · North Carolina District 11 | — | Lost primary |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · North Carolina District 11 | $4,718,101.59 | Won the general election (54.5%) |
Total raised$4,718,101.59
Total spent$4,612,370.54
Cash on hand$105,731.05
Debts owed by the campaign$186,370.20
Loans from the candidate$361,000.00
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$4,050,109.7086%
- PACs and other committees$221,500.005%
- Party committees$5,550.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$373,324.008%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$66,100.001%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,517.890%
Self-funding: $373,324.00 (8% of money raised): $12,324.00 given and $361,000.00 lent by the candidate. $170,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
100 committees reported giving $279,201.00 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.
- WINREDHybrid PAC$50,351.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NRCCParty committee$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NEXT CENTURY FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FREEDOM FIRST PACPAC$5,000.00
- VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- GEORGE HOLDING FOR CONGRESS INC.Candidate committee$4,000.00
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- AMERICAN ORTHOTIC & PROSTHETIC ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- KILPATRICK TOWNSEND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,600.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
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- CIGNA CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PACPAC$2,500.00
- REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUNDLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- BUILDING LEADERSHIP AND INSPIRING NEW ENTERPRISE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANSLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- KIRBY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,000.00
- LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH UNDERWRITERS PAC (HUPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- JUSTICE FREEDOM & LIBERTY PACPAC$2,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MAVERICK PAC USAHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF GLENN THOMPSONCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BLAINE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ELISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- GARY PALMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF MATT GAETZCandidate committee$2,000.00
- RON ESTES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- OLD NORTH STATE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BOLD ACTIVE CONSERVATIVES OF NEBRASKA PAC-BACON PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM Company pagePAC$1,500.00
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- RALPH NORMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,500.00
- THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (ACRE) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY CIVIC ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AT&T INC./WARNERMEDIA LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T/WARNERMEDIA FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CAMPAIGN FOR WORKING FAMILIESConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST INC. CANDIDATE FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DEVIN NUNES CAMPAIGN COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- MICHAEL BURGESS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SPEAK UP AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TENN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC (TENN PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- FREEDOM'S DEFENSE FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- MAJORITY IN CONGRESS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LONE STAR LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HSP DIRECT LLC PAC HSP PACPAC$1,000.00
- TEAPARTYEXPRESS.ORGPAC$1,000.00
- BUCSHON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- CMR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC. PAC (UTIPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- UPPER HAND FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- FIGHTIN' NINTH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GIVING US SECURITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GUS PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- WALKER 4 NCCandidate committee$1,000.00
- RURAL AMERICA COUNTS PAC (RAC PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- LEE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE PROMISES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTONCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BUILDING AND RESTORING THE AMERICAN DREAM FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ROUGHRIDER PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TEXAS REDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$500.00
- ITG HOLDINGS U.S.A. INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA ITG PAC)PAC$500.00
- TAR HEEL PROSPERITY PACLeadership PAC$500.00
- DEFENSE OF FREEDOM PACPAC$500.00
- CONSERVATIVE VICTORY FUNDPAC$250.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting David Madison Cawthorn$724,931.95
- Independent expenditures opposing David Madison Cawthorn$486,551.37
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.
- PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupporting$570,171.00
- HOUSE FREEDOM ACTIONOpposing$309,228.00
- VOTEVETSOpposing$177,262.00
- LIBERTY PAC; THESupporting$114,740.00
- CLUB FOR GROWTH PACSupporting$13,398.00
- CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTIONSupporting$10,535.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDSupporting$7,134.00
- NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUNDSupporting$6,343.00
- GRASS ROOTS NORTH CAROLINA/FORUM FOR FIREARMS EDUC POL VICTORY FUNDSupporting$1,183.00
- AMERICA'S CONSTITUTION PACSupporting$749.00
- HUNTER ACTION FUND (HAF)Supporting$668.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESOpposing$59.00
The race
North Carolina U.S. House, District 11, 2020 · 17 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Lynda Bennett (R) | $521,373.59 | $966.09 | 2020-12-31 |
| 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: CAWTHORN FOR NC.
- 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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