RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Western North Carolina Republicans will choose a new congressional nominee Monday night, less than a week after U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards abruptly ended his reelection campaign. The 61 members of the Republican 11th Congressional District Executive Committee will convene in Bunc…
The North Carolina GOP’s Executive Committee for the 11th Congressional District, which Edwards represents, on Monday picked Republican state lawmaker Jennifer Balkcom as the nominee.
Edwards dropped his re-election bid after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured over sexual harassment allegations. He has denied any wrongdoing.
WASHINGTON — Republicans in Western North Carolina have a new candidate running to represent them in Congress. The 11th Congressional District Republican Party Executive Committee chose state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom, a Republican from Hendersonville, to replace Rep. Chuck Edwards on…
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.
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 …
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 …
Strong fundraising by Democratic candidate Jamie Ager hints that race with Balkcom could be heated despite district's usual GOP slant. GOP picks Balkcom to run in place of Edwards for NC congressional seat is a story from Carolina Public Press , an award-winning independent newsroom.
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.
Western North Carolina Republicans selected the state representative Monday to replace Congressman Chuck Edwards on the November ballot. Balkcom now has just 82 days to build a congressional campaign that would typically take a year.
Western North Carolina Republicans selected the state representative Monday to replace Congressman Chuck Edwards on the November ballot. Balkcom now has just 82 days to build a congressional campaign that would typically take a year.
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