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Jennifer Balkcom Selected to Replace Rep. Chuck Edwards in North Carolina Congressional Race

Rep. Chuck Edwards withdraws from re-election following House Ethics Committee censure recommendation amid sexual harassment allegations.

Aug 11, 2026, 3:54 PM NBC Politics

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The winner by a unanimous vote is "A Pair of Dabblers" by Colin Williams, a 16-year-old from Savannah, GA. Colin also won last year's Georgia Junior Duck Stamp competition. (Clockwise from top left): Greg Balkcom, Tony Dodd, Mark Musaus, Cindy , and Shari Zellers. For more information on the Junior Duck Stamp competition, visit www.fws.gov/juniorduck/ Photo: Jennifer Strickland, USFWS. · Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region · Public domain · Source: wikimedia

Rep. Chuck Edwards has dropped his bid for re-election after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured over sexual harassment allegations. Edwards has denied any wrongdoing. Following his withdrawal, the North Carolina GOP committee has chosen Jennifer Balkcom to replace him in the upcoming congressional race.

This development marks a significant change in the North Carolina race as Edwards steps aside amid ethical scrutiny, and Balkcom steps in as the new Republican candidate.

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