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North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2026
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| North Carolina's 11th Congressional District |
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| Democratic primary Republican primary General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: December 19, 2025 |
| Primary: March 3, 2026 Primary runoff: May 12, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times:
6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. |
| Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 11th Congressional District of North Carolina, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is March 3, 2026, and a primary runoff is May 12, 2026. The filing deadline was December 19, 2025. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Democratic primary)
- North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 11
John Rogers is running in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| John Rogers (Independent) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on March 3, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Morris Davis (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11
Incumbent Chuck Edwards and Adam Smith are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Chuck Edwards | ||
| Adam Smith | ||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11
Travis Groo is running in the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on March 3, 2026.
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| Travis Groo | ||
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Candidate profiles
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in North Carolina
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
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Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Chuck Edwards | Republican Party | $233,163 | $136,414 | $205,514 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Jamie Ager | Democratic Party | $340,511 | $112,789 | $227,722 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Jace Bingham | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Zelda Briarwood | Democratic Party | $26,913 | $2,931 | $23,982 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Chris Harjes | Democratic Party | $73,338 | $46,607 | $26,730 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Richard Hudspeth | Democratic Party | $88,129 | $3,771 | $84,358 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Jacob Lawrence | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Paul Maddox | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Lee Whipple | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Adam Smith | Republican Party | $29,633 | $4,163 | $25,470 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Travis Groo | Libertarian Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| John Rogers | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
| Race ratings: North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| 12/23/2025 | 12/16/2025 | 12/9/2025 | 12/2/2025 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in North Carolina in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in North Carolina, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| North Carolina | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | 5% of registered voters in the same party or 200, whichever is greater | $1,740 | 12/19/2025 | Source |
| North Carolina | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 1.5% of all registered N.C. voters in the district, as of January 1 of the election year. | $1,740 | 12/19/2025 | Source |
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 11
Incumbent Chuck Edwards (R) defeated Caleb Rudow (D) in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chuck Edwards (R) | 56.8 | 245,546 |
| | Caleb Rudow (D) | 43.2 | 186,977 | |
| Total votes: 432,523 | ||||
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for March 5, 2024, was canceled. Caleb Rudow (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 without appearing on the ballot.
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11
Incumbent Chuck Edwards (R) defeated Christian Reagan (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chuck Edwards | 68.9 | 66,717 |
| | Christian Reagan ![]() | 31.1 | 30,095 | |
| Total votes: 96,812 | ||||
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General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 11
Chuck Edwards (R) defeated Jasmine Beach-Ferrara (D) and David Coatney (L) in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chuck Edwards (R) | 53.8 | 174,232 |
| | Jasmine Beach-Ferrara (D) | 44.5 | 144,165 | |
| | David Coatney (L) | 1.7 | 5,515 | |
| Total votes: 323,912 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steve Woodsmall (Independent)
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jasmine Beach-Ferrara | 59.7 | 32,478 |
| | Katie Dean ![]() | 25.6 | 13,957 | |
| | Jay Carey ![]() | 7.1 | 3,858 | |
| | Bo Hess | 3.8 | 2,082 | |
| Marco Gutierrez | 1.9 | 1,040 | ||
| | Bynum Lunsford | 1.8 | 1,002 | |
| Total votes: 54,417 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Josh Remillard (D)
- Brooker Smith (D)
- Chelsea White (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chuck Edwards | 33.4 | 29,496 |
| | Madison Cawthorn | 31.9 | 28,112 | |
| | Matthew Burril | 9.5 | 8,341 | |
| | Bruce O'Connell ![]() | 6.8 | 6,037 | |
| | Rod Honeycutt ![]() | 6.5 | 5,775 | |
| | Michele Woodhouse ![]() | 5.3 | 4,668 | |
| | Wendy Nevarez ![]() | 5.1 | 4,525 | |
| | Kristie Sluder | 1.5 | 1,304 | |
| Total votes: 88,258 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eric Batchelor (R)
Libertarian Party primary
The Libertarian Party primary scheduled for May 17, 2022, was canceled. David Coatney (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 without appearing on the ballot.
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 11
Madison Cawthorn (R) defeated Morris Davis (D), Tracey DeBruhl (L), and Tamara Zwinak (G) in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Madison Cawthorn (R) ![]() | 54.5 | 245,351 |
| | Morris Davis (D) ![]() | 42.3 | 190,609 | |
| | Tracey DeBruhl (L) | 1.9 | 8,682 | |
| | Tamara Zwinak (G) ![]() | 1.2 | 5,503 | |
| Total votes: 450,145 | ||||
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Republican primary runoff
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 11
Madison Cawthorn (R) defeated Lynda Bennett (R) in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Madison Cawthorn ![]() | 65.8 | 30,636 |
| | Lynda Bennett ![]() | 34.2 | 15,905 | |
| Total votes: 46,541 | ||||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11
Morris Davis (D) defeated Gina Collias (D), Phillip Price (D), Michael O'Shea (D), and Steve Woodsmall (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Morris Davis ![]() | 47.3 | 52,983 |
| | Gina Collias | 22.7 | 25,387 | |
| | Phillip Price | 11.3 | 12,620 | |
| | Michael O'Shea | 11.2 | 12,523 | |
| | Steve Woodsmall ![]() | 7.5 | 8,439 | |
| Total votes: 111,952 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lynda Bennett ![]() | 22.7 | 20,606 |
| ✔ | | Madison Cawthorn ![]() | 20.4 | 18,481 |
| | Jim Davis | 19.3 | 17,465 | |
| | Chuck Archerd ![]() | 9.1 | 8,272 | |
| | Wayne King | 8.7 | 7,876 | |
| | Daniel Driscoll | 8.6 | 7,803 | |
| | Joseph Osborne ![]() | 7.1 | 6,470 | |
| | Vance Patterson ![]() | 2.5 | 2,242 | |
| | Matthew Burril (Withdrew, appeared on ballot) | 0.6 | 523 | |
| | Albert Wiley Jr. | 0.4 | 393 | |
| Dillon Gentry | 0.4 | 390 | ||
| | Steven Fekete | 0.2 | 175 | |
| Total votes: 90,696 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Meadows (R)
Green Party primary
The Green Party primary scheduled for March 3, 2020, was canceled. Tamara Zwinak (G) advanced from the Green Party primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 without appearing on the ballot.
Libertarian Party primary
The Libertarian Party primary scheduled for March 3, 2020, was canceled. Tracey DeBruhl (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 without appearing on the ballot.
District analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting ahead of the 2026 election.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Below is the district map used in the 2024 election next to the map in place for the 2026 election. Click on a map below to enlarge it. Error: One or both images not found for the specified years.
Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made North Carolina's 11th the 189th most Republican district nationally.[5]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.
| Kamala Harris |
Donald Trump |
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| 45.9% | 51.9% |
Presidential voting history
North Carolina presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 18 Democratic wins
- 14 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of North Carolina's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from North Carolina | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Republican | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 14 | 16 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in North Carolina's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Attorney General |
State legislature
North Carolina State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 20 | |
| Republican Party | 30 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | |
North Carolina House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 49 | |
| Republican Party | 71 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 120 | |
Trifecta control
North Carolina Party Control: 1992-2025
Fourteen years of Democratic trifectas • Four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
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