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GOP chooses Balkcom as 11th District nominee

Jennifer Balkcom makes her pitch to be the Republican nominee for the 11th Congressional District in place of incumbent Chuck Edwards, who dropped his re-election campaign last week.

By Bill Moss, Published: August 10, 2026

The six-day roller coaster ride/horse race/speculation game that followed the stunning fall of U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards is over. Jennifer Capps Balkcom is the Republican nominee for the 11th Congressional District in what's now a nationally watched campaign.

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