民主党在查克·爱德华兹放弃连任竞选后拿下北卡罗来纳州第11选区
2026年11月3日 美国东部时间晚9:05 / CBS新闻
华盛顿——CBS新闻预测，民主党人杰米·阿格拿下了北卡罗来纳州第11国会选区的控制权，这是自2010年以来首次有民主党人赢得该席位。
作为第四代农民的阿格，最初本应对阵共和党众议员查克·爱德华兹，但爱德华兹在8月初结束了连任竞选。州议员詹妮弗·巴尔科姆在选举前不到90天的时间里取代爱德华兹进入选票，在共和党本就不利的政治环境中，这让她处于劣势。
无党派的库克政治报告在爱德华兹暂停竞选后将该选区的竞选格局从“倾向共和党”调整为“胜负难料”。随着选举日临近，选举预测机构又将该竞选格局调整为“倾向民主党”。
9月，美国众议院以压倒性投票结果谴责爱德华兹，此前由两党组成的众议院道德委员会认定这位任职两届的国会议员对为他工作的两名年轻女性存在“持续的不专业和不当行为”。
尽管爱德华兹声称，根据众议院规则，委员会的调查结果“完全证明他无罪”，但他在几天后放弃了连任竞选。
Democrats flip North Carolina’s 11th District after Chuck Edwards abandoned reelection bid
November 3, 2026 / 9:05 PM EST / CBS News
Washington— Democrat Jamie Ager flipped control of North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, CBS News projected, marking the first time a Democrat has won the seat since 2010.
Ager, a fourth-generation farmer, was initially supposed to face GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards, who ended his reelection bid in early August. State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom replaced Edwards on the ballot less than 90 days before the election, putting her at a disadvantage in an already tough political climate for Republicans.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted the race from lean Republican to toss-up after Edwards suspended his campaign. As Election Day neared, election forecasters shifted the race again to lean Democrat.
The House voted overwhelmingly to censure Edwards in September after the bipartisan House Ethics Committee found the two-term congressman engaged in “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two young women who worked for him.
Though Edwards argued the committee’s findings “completely exonerate” him under House rules, he abandoned his reelection bid days later.
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