Democrat Jamie Ager flips western North Carolina US House seat

By: Christine Zhu

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 485

Last Updated: 5 days, 16 hours ago

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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, at 57% to 41% with all precincts reporting in unofficial results from the state Board of Elections. The Associated Press called the race at 8:55 p.m.

“Instead of trying to move the mountains here in Western …

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