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Democrat Jamie Ager flips western North Carolina US House seat

States Newsroom · November 4, 2026

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Democrat Jamie Ager appears to have won North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, flipping the seat. Ager, the owner of Hickory Nut Gap Farm in Fairview, defeated state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom, a Republican from Hendersonville. The Associated Press called the race at 8:55 p.m. The district has been reliably red for…

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