# North Carolina's 11th District race 2026

Open seat. Jennifer Balkcom (R) faces Jamie Ager (D). One other candidate is also on the ballot.

- Office: U.S. House
- Rating: Lean Democrat (Cook Political Report, Oct 23, 2026)
- Election Day: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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## Who is running

- Jennifer Balkcom (Republican): open seat
- Jamie Ager (Democrat): open seat
- Travis Groo (Libertarian): open seat

## The facts

- Cook Political Report rates the race Leans Democratic as of Oct. 23, 2026. (Cook, via 270toWin)
- Rep. Chuck Edwards (R) won the March 3 primary, then withdrew on August 5 after a censure. (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia lists the district's Partisan Voting Index as R+5. (Wikipedia)
- The state Republican Party picked Jennifer Balkcom as the nominee (NC Newsline, Aug. 10). (Wikipedia)

## Why this race matters to conservatives (opinion)

Republicans must hold this seat without Chuck Edwards on the ballot. Cook rates it Leans Democratic.

This section is the opinion of RightNewsRightNow. The rest of the page is reporting.

## Where these facts come from

- [Cook Political Report](https://www.270towin.com/2026-house-election/cook-political-report-2026-house-ratings): current rating, as of Oct 23, 2026
- [Wikipedia (election pages, with their cited sources)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections): candidate and race facts