North Carolina GOP chooses replacement candidate for Rep. Chuck Edwards

State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom will face Jamie Ager on the ballot in November.

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

Republicans in North Carolina selected state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom (R) as the new GOP nominee in the state’s 11th Congressional District, after Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) dropped out of the race last week.  Members of the state GOP’s executive committee for the 11th district selected Balkcom just 85 days before Electi

Representative Chuck Edwards dropped his re-election bid amid sexual harassment allegations. His replacement, Jennifer Balkcom, has about 80 days to campaign.

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

Five candidates have emerged since Edwards withdrew after a House committee reported on his alleged inappropriate behavior.

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