Jennifer Balkcom
Jennifer Balkcom is a Republican challenger in North Carolina's 11th district. $399K raised, $105K spent, $295K cash through Oct 14, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$399K raised
- 61% of receipts came from PACs and other committees ($245K) What this flag means
Flags are rules applied to FEC totals, not judgements. Reported
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $399,492 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $104,674 |
| Cash on hand | $294,818 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $0 |
| Filing covers through | Oct 14, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Donor portrait100% small gifts
By gift size
| Gift size | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $200 and under | $7,037 | 100% |
By state
| State | Itemized individual money | Share |
|---|
Reported FEC itemized contributions this cycle, fetched 2026-10-18. Itemized means a donor gave over $200 in total. Employer and occupation are what donors report about themselves; “retired”, “homemaker”, “self-employed” and similar non-answers are left out of the employer and occupation lists. It describes who gave, not who votes for the candidate.
Committee contributions$65K from committees
Committees reported giving $65K directly to the campaign of Jennifer Balkcom.
| Kind of committee | Given | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Trade, membership and cooperative PACs | $5,500 | 8% |
| Leadership PACs | $32K | 50% |
| Other PACs | $27K | 42% |
| Committee | Connected organization | Kind | Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Liberty Political Action Committee | Buckeye Victory Fund | Leadership PACs | $5,000 |
| Guarding Our Lasting Democracy (gold) PAC | — | Leadership PACs | $5,000 |
| First in Freedom PAC | — | Leadership PACs | $5,000 |
| Victory and Freedom PAC (vaf Pac) | Foxx | Leadership PACs | $5,000 |
| Electing Republicans Indiana PAC | — | Other PACs | $5,000 |
| American Security PAC | Mike Rogers Victory | Leadership PACs | $5,000 |
| Value in Electing Women Political Action Committee | Mcmorris Rodgers Win the Future Fund | Other PACs | $5,000 |
| American Revival PAC | — | Other PACs | $5,000 |
Reported FEC bulk data (committee contributions and committee master), 2025–26 cycle through 2026-10-25. Top 8 committees shown; refunds are netted out. These are direct contributions that committees gave to the campaign, which the law caps and the giving committees report; they are different from independent spending for or against a candidate, shown under “Outside spending”. See all candidates by kind of committee.
Advertising on Google platforms$226K since 2025
See the ads themselves in Google’s Ads Transparency Center: Balkcom for Congress.
Reported Google’s public political ads data, updated 2026-10-24, fetched 2026-10-25. The campaign was matched to Google advertisers by the name of its FEC committee. We do not show or judge ad content. Only ads on Google platforms (Search, YouTube and display ads) are counted; television, radio, mail, social networks outside Google and other channels are not included, so this is a part of a campaign’s advertising, not the whole. Spend is as reported by Google and rounded.
Public attention17,835 views in 30 days
Share of views in this race
| Candidate | Views, 30 days | Share of the candidates with an article |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Balkcom | 17,835 | 94% |
| Jamie Ager | 1,130 | 6% |
Reported Page views of Jennifer Balkcom on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-24 to 2026-10-23 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
In the news4 recent stories
- Ager, Balkcom face off for NC mountain congressional seatcarolinapublicpress.org · 2026-10-21
- Trump rallies in Greenville for Whatley, Buckhout, Balkcomcarolinajournal.com · 2026-10-21
- Vance rallies Republican leaders in Hendersonville for Whatley, Balkcomcarolinajournal.com · 2026-10-20
- Ager well outpaces Balkcom in NC-11 fundraisingcarolinajournal.com · 2026-10-17
Headlines link to the publishers; we show no article text. The same story from several outlets appears once. A flag marks an outlet with a documented tie we have on file; none shown does not mean none exists. Updated 2026-10-25.
Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $106,192 | 26.6% |
| PACs and other committees | $245,109 | 61.4% |
| Party committees | $6,000 | 1.5% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $42,191 | 10.6% |
This raceNC-11, rank #2 of 2
Jennifer Balkcom ranks #2 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
NC-11 · North Carolina · Republican candidates · House forecasts
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Oct 14, 2026. FEC ID H6NC11321, committee C00958785. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.