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North Carolina District 11 candidates

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North Carolina District 11 roster

North Carolina District 11 lists 14 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 8
  • Republican: 3
  • Libertarian: 2
  • Independent: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 14

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seenRoster sourceDocument dateRetrieved
Adam R. SmithRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC112632026202020October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Christopher John HarjesDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC112062026666October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Chuck EdwardsRepublicanincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH2NC140502026414141October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Jacob LawrenceDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC112302026323232October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Jamie AgerDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC112482026131313October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026s3.amazonaws.comOctober 13, 2026October 17, 2026
Jennifer BalkcomRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC113212026222October 6, 2026August 14, 2026October 6, 2026s3.amazonaws.comOctober 13, 2026October 17, 2026
John William Rogers IIIIndependentchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC113052026666October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Jonathan R ConnorsLibertarianchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC112972026222October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Lee WhippleDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC112892026777October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Morris D. Col. DavisDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC112222026525252October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Paul MaddoxDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC112712026111111October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Richard HudspethDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC112552026888October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Travis GrooLibertarianchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC113132026444October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026s3.amazonaws.comOctober 13, 2026October 17, 2026
Zelda BriarwoodDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC112142026111111111October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026

Election dates

  • Certified 2026 general-election list for North Carolina District 11: 3 rows from s3.amazonaws.com. Document date October 13, 2026. Retrieved October 17, 2026.

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for 13 profiles, including Adam R. Smith, Christopher John Harjes, Jacob Lawrence, Jamie Ager, Jennifer Balkcom, John William Rogers III, Jonathan R Connors, and Lee Whipple, and 5 more.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Chuck Edwards.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for 14 profiles, including Adam R. Smith, Christopher John Harjes, Chuck Edwards, Jacob Lawrence, Jamie Ager, Jennifer Balkcom, John William Rogers III, and Jonathan R Connors, and 6 more.
  • 14 of 14 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 14 profiles.
  • Source time on file: October 6, 2026.
  • 14 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 14 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from October 6, 2026 to October 18, 2026.

Adjacent districts

Sources

  • 2026 certified nominees 3 rows for North Carolina District 11 are in the certified 2026 general-election dataset.
  • Research methodology North Carolina District 11 cites 14 FEC candidate ids, 14 stored source times, and 3 certified roster rows.
  • Trust and corrections Corrections for public records cited on North Carolina District 11.

Adam R. Smith

Republican · U.S. House

Christopher John Harjes

Democrat · U.S. House

Chuck Edwards

Republican · U.S. House

Jacob Lawrence

Democrat · U.S. House

Jamie Ager

Democrat · U.S. House

Jennifer Balkcom

Republican · U.S. House

John William Rogers III

Independent · U.S. House

Jonathan R Connors

Libertarian · U.S. House

Lee Whipple

Democrat · U.S. House

Morris D. Col. Davis

Democrat · U.S. House

Paul Maddox

Democrat · U.S. House

Richard Hudspeth

Democrat · U.S. House

Travis Groo

Libertarian · U.S. House

Zelda Briarwood

Democrat · U.S. House

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