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2026 candidates we're tracking in NC-11
Jennifer Capps Balkcom
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Hurricane Helene recovery, per WFAE
- Housing affordability, per WFAE
- Rural health care, per WFAE
About Jennifer Capps Balkcom
Jennifer Capps Balkcom is an eighth-generation Western North Carolinian raised on her family's apple farm in Henderson County, per her campaign site. She began her career in banking and finance in 1998 and now works as a Mortgage Loan Officer and small-business owner, per the campaign site. She currently represents Henderson County in the North Carolina House and is running for Congress in North Carolina's 11th District, per the campaign site.
Jamie Ager
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Cutting red tape to deliver Hurricane Helene recovery funding
- Making healthcare more affordable and accessible
- Restricting insider stock trading by members of Congress
About Jamie Ager
Ager is a fifth-generation farmer who owns a sustainable meat company employing 25 people and holds degrees in environmental studies and history from Warren Wilson College, per the campaign site. He farms in Fairview in Western North Carolina, per the campaign site.
Travis Groo
Travis Groo is a trucking safety specialist, per press coverage of the race. No campaign website is listed in Travis Groo's FEC committee filing, and none was found as of October 15, 2026.
About this race
North Carolina's 11th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The North Carolina primary is Tuesday, March 3, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, May 12, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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