Jennifer Balkcom Wins GOP Nomination to Replace Chuck Edwards in North Carolina House Race

North Carolina state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom has won the Republican nomination for the state’s 11th Congressional District, setting up a general election contest against Democrat Jamie Ager after incumbent Rep. Chuck Edwards ended his reelection campaign amid a House Ethics Committee investigation.

The North Carolina Republican Party selected state GOP Rep. Jennifer Balkcom to take Rep. Chuck Edwards‘s (R-NC) spot on the North Carolina 11th Congressional District ballot. Edwards dropped out late in the campaign after allegations of sexual misconduct emerged, sending North Carolina Republicans scrambling to find a

Jennifer Balkcom to face Democrat Jamie Ager in race to represent North Carolina’s 11th congressional district North Carolina Republicans on Monday chose state lawmaker Jennifer Balkcom to replace Chuck Edwards, the incumbent congressman who earlier this month dropped his re-election bid after a US House investigation

Edwards dropped his re-election bid after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured over sexual harassment allegations. He has denied any wrongdoing.

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