Rep. Madison Cawthorn ousted in 2022 North Carolina primary election

U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn has conceded in the North Carolina Primary Election, Cawthorn's communications director confirmed to WCNC Charlotte Tuesday night.

With most votes counted, election results in the 11th District Republican primary showed the first-term congressman and pro-Donald Trump firebrand slightly trailing state Sen. Chuck Edwards.

Six other GOP candidates were in the race, which became a test of whether voters would grant Cawthorn another term despite his personal and political stumbles.

Answering reporters’ questions on Tuesday evening with the result still uncertain, Cawthorn said he believed the deficit with Edwards would be eliminated and that he would win without the need for a runoff.

“When you get your back pushed up against the wall, I’ve found that most people in politics, if it’s not politically expedient to them, they’ll turn their back on you in a heartbeat," Cawthorn said Tuesday night. "But no matter what you are facing, when Donald Trump has your back, he has your back to the end.”

However, WCNC Charlotte later learned that Cawthorn had conceded.

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