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Republican leaders pick Walsh as nominee for NC House District 117

Chelsea Walsh poses at Bethel Wesleyan Church Thursday night after Republican Party leaders chose her as the GOP nominee for the state House District 117 seat left open when Jennifer Capps Balkcom was tapped to be the GOP’s nominee for the 11th Congressional District. [AMY B. MCCRAW/Hendersonville Lightning]

By Amy McCraw, Published: August 13, 2026

Party leaders in Henderson County on Thursday night chose Chelsea Walsh as the Republican nominee for state House District 117 in place of incumbent Jennifer Capps Balkcom, who was tapped on Monday night to be the GOP's nominee for the 11th Congressional District.

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