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North Carolina U.S. House District 11 2026: where the candidates stand on data centers

3 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the North Carolina State Board of Elections' list (opens in a new tab). The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: 2026 General Candidate List by Contest - Federal and State Only (PDF), North Carolina State Board of Elections, "CANDIDATE LIST GROUPED BY CONTEST, Election: 11/03/2026" (September 21, 2026 (the report prints "Sep 21, 2026 12:32 pm" on every page)).

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The candidates

  1. Jamie Ager

    Democratic

    Of 3 statements on the record, 3 raised concerns about data centers.

    What they said

    0 3 0

    What they did

    No vote on a data center measure on the record.

    3 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Jamie Ager's page · In their own words

  2. No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Jennifer Capps Balkcom's page · In their own words

  3. Travis Groo

    Libertarian

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Travis Groo's page · In their own words

Labels are applied by the record's published rules: two readings of each statement, and a third that reads its source where the two differ. Every label sits beside its statement and its source, and any label can be challenged through Report a change, with the correction logged on the corrections page.

In their own words

Where does Jamie Ager stand on data centers?

Of 3 statements on the record, 3 raised concerns about data centers.

Statements 3 statements
  1. · paraphrased

    Jamie Ager said data centers must bring good local jobs and cannot poison water or air

    Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources

  2. · paraphrased

    Ager said every community deserves the ability to set terms if they want a data center at all

    Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources

  3. · paraphrased · label set by a tiebreak

    Ager stated data centers cannot drive up electric bills for families and small businesses

    Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Jennifer Capps Balkcom stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Jennifer Capps Balkcom.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Jennifer Capps Balkcom.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Travis Groo stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Travis Groo.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Travis Groo.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Candidates and their order come from the North Carolina State Board of Elections' list (opens in a new tab), verified October 9, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.

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