Jennifer Balkcom
United States
Republican
member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
government
Jennifer Capps Balkcom is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 117th district since 2023.
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Aug 12, 2026
Lean Left
State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom won the GOP replacement nomination for Rep. Chuck Edwards' North Carolina House seat.
Her selection in a safe Republican district is another sign that primary voters, not general elections, decide conservative representation in much of the South.
Aug 12, 2026
Far Right
Won the GOP nomination in North Carolina's 11th District after Chuck Edwards quit amid a House Ethics Committee investigation.
The Far Right sees her as a clean replacement who can hold a Trump-friendly seat and move past the Edwards ethics scandal.