Elections · U.S. House · North Carolina
North Carolina House race, District 11
Chuck Edwards holds this seat but is not on the November ballot. Jamie Ager and Jennifer Balkcom are competing for it.
The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
General-election ballot as recorded August 15, 2026. Not a prediction.
The seat
Chuck Edwards
Republican · Holds the seat now
How to vote in North Carolina
- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
Register 25 days before, or same-day during the early-voting period in person.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 76,084 votes
- Jamie AgerWon64.7%49,193
- Richard Hudspeth15.9%12,063
- Zelda Briarwood13%9,893
- Paul Maddox5.1%3,857
- Lee Whipple1.4%1,078
The primary · 68,184 votes
- Chuck EdwardsWon70.1%47,795
- Adam Smith29.9%20,389
Chuck Edwards won this primary, then withdrew on August 10, 2026. The district's Republican executive committee named Jennifer Balkcom the nominee for November.
Primary results as recorded August 15, 2026, in the canvass's own published order. Via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), which cites each state's canvass. A primary result is a filed fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $4.5M
- Outside money
- $4.2K
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing.
Where each candidate's money comes from
- Small donors
- 18%$556K
- Large donors
- 73%$2.2M
- Bundled
- --
- PACs
- 7%$223K
- Other
- <1%$29K
Small donors give under $200; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Who is spending on this race
The 4 groups spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.
Not on the November ballot
12 filed- Chuck EdwardsRepublican$940K
- Zelda BriarwoodDemocrat$39K
- Morris DavisDemocrat$111K
- Christopher HarjesDemocrat$74K
- Richard HudspethDemocrat$217K
Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
The district
Census context- People
- 758K
- Median household income
- $66K
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Living below the poverty line
- 12.6%
- Without health insurance
- 11.9%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
How this seat voted last time
R+14 in 2024
- Chuck EdwardsWon56.8%
- Caleb Rudow43.2%
432,523 votes for candidates. The district's lines have changed since this result. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain; money figures carry their own coverage dates. Dataset built 2026-08-27. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.