Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Zelda Briarwood

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · North Carolina District 11
Filing address
Canton, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BRIARWOOD, ZELDA
Next election
Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of North Carolina with the 2026 district highlighted

North Carolina, District 11

DemocraticU.S. House · North Carolina District 11ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6NC11214 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF ZELDA

Total raised$39,219.25
Total spent$39,502.16
Cash on hand$17.09
Debts owed by the campaign$1,500.00
Loans from the candidate$12,570.25

2025–2026 cycle totals through March 31, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $21,949.00PACs and other committees: $250.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $17,020.25
  • Individual contributions$21,949.0056%
  • PACs and other committees$250.001%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$17,020.2543%

Self-funding: $17,020.25 (43% of money raised): $4,450.00 given and $12,570.25 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$4,997.0023%
  • Contributions over $200$16,952.0077%
  • Itemized from inside North Carolina$15,541.0090%
  • Itemized from other states$1,751.0010%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$34K$0 JULY QUARTERLY: raised $13,761.25JULY QUARTERLY: spent $2,018.10OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $13,152.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $913.29YEAR-END: raised $8,816.00YEAR-END: spent $2,197.71PRE-PRIMARY: raised $2,459.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $244.30APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $1,031.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $34,128.762025-062025-092025-122026-022026-03

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $250.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

North Carolina U.S. House, District 11, 2026 · 15 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Zelda Briarwood (D)$39,219.25$17.092026-03-31
Jamie Ager (D)$5,869,452.65$620,157.942026-10-14
Chuck Edwards (R)$1,025,827.96$398,401.932026-10-14
Jennifer Balkcom (R)$399,491.70$294,817.522026-10-14
Richard Hudspeth (D)$217,241.48$0.002026-06-05
Morris D. Davis (D)$111,369.09$0.002025-09-30
Christopher John Harjes (D)$73,747.61$0.002026-01-21
Adam R. Smith (R)$67,449.46$1,503.492026-03-31
Jacob Lawrence (D)$42,726.60$935.772026-01-31
Lee Whipple (D)$2,881.75$0.002026-03-03

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean DJuly 30, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Public Policy Polling (D)September 10–11, 2026531 (RV)± 4.3%Jennifer Balkcom 44% · Jamie Ager 47%
Impact Research (D)December 15–17, 2025500 (LV)± 4.4%Chuck Edwards 44% · Jamie Ager 45%
Public Policy Polling (D)September 10–11, 2026531 (RV)± 4.3%Generic Republican 50% · Generic Democrat 46%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF ZELDA.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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