Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Lee Whipple
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · North Carolina District 11
- Filing address
- Asheville, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- WHIPPLE, LEE
- Next election
- Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
North Carolina, District 11
FEC candidate ID H6NC11289 · Principal campaign committee: ELECT LEE WHIPPLE FOR YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW
2025–2026 cycle totals through March 3, 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$100.003%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$2,781.7597%
Self-funding: $2,781.75 (97% of money raised): $2,781.75 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$100.00100%
- Contributions over $200$0.000%
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history appears here after the next data refresh with FEC report data.
The race
North Carolina U.S. House, District 11, 2026 · 15 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Whipple (D) | $2,881.75 | $0.00 | 2026-03-03 |
| Jamie Ager (D) | $5,869,452.65 | $620,157.94 | 2026-10-14 |
| Chuck Edwards (R) | $1,025,827.96 | $398,401.93 | 2026-10-14 |
| Jennifer Balkcom (R) | $399,491.70 | $294,817.52 | 2026-10-14 |
| Richard Hudspeth (D) | $217,241.48 | $0.00 | 2026-06-05 |
| Morris D. Davis (D) | $111,369.09 | $0.00 | 2025-09-30 |
| Christopher John Harjes (D) | $73,747.61 | $0.00 | 2026-01-21 |
| Adam R. Smith (R) | $67,449.46 | $1,503.49 | 2026-03-31 |
| Jacob Lawrence (D) | $42,726.60 | $935.77 | 2026-01-31 |
| Zelda Briarwood (D) | $39,219.25 | $17.09 | 2026-03-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D) | September 10–11, 2026 | 531 (RV) | ± 4.3% | Jennifer Balkcom 44% · Jamie Ager 47% |
| Impact Research (D) | December 15–17, 2025 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Chuck Edwards 44% · Jamie Ager 45% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | September 10–11, 2026 | 531 (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: ELECT LEE WHIPPLE FOR YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW.
- 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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