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Travis Groo

Libertarian candidate; holds no public office. His filing address is in Greensboro. Campaign affiliation: Libertarian.

Voter guide

Background, stated goals, record, and money

Goals come from the campaign's own platform. Record lines are official actions.

How this guide is built

Background comes from official records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so; goals are summarized from the campaign's own platform and stay attributed; the record lines are official actions with the government source attached; money is shown as filed, with the filings it covers in the note under the table, and is not evidence of why any position was taken.

Travis Groo

Background

  • The Libertarian nominee. His filing address on the state's candidate list is in Greensboro, outside the district; the Constitution requires only that a House member live in the state.
  • Ballotpedia records three earlier Libertarian runs for the legislature, all lost: the state House in 2018 and 2024 and the state Senate in 2020.

What they say they want to do

  • A balanced federal budget.
  • An end to the income tax.
  • The end of certificate-of-need laws.

What the official record shows

He has never held public office, so there are no votes or official acts to list. His past races are results, not a record of conduct.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

No table: the FEC lists no campaign committee or money reports for him. A House candidate must register once he raises or spends more than $5,000.

Issues in this record

Follow the evidence by issue.

Hurricane Helene recoveryCost of livingFarms and farmlandHealth carePublic safetyTaxes and federal spending

Evidence timeline

Dated records, with sources attached.

  1. race event

    Official candidate list

    The State Board's general-election list shows three candidates: Balkcom, Ager and Groo.

  2. race event

    Republicans choose Balkcom

    The district's Republican Executive Committee chose Balkcom as the nominee. The state lists her filing on August 11.

  3. race event

    Edwards leaves the race

    Rep. Chuck Edwards ended his reelection campaign. He is not on the November ballot.

  4. race event

    Primaries

    Ager won the Democratic primary with 49,193 of 76,084 votes. Rep. Chuck Edwards won the Republican primary.

  5. race event

    Ballot order drawn

    The State Board drew the letter F and tails, so 2026 ballots list candidates by last name from F backward.

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Sources8 source records

How we use sources

  1. 2026 General Candidate List by Contest (Federal and State) (document)

    North Carolina State Board of Elections · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Generated September 21, 2026. Lists three candidates for the 11th District: Jennifer Capps Balkcom (REP, filed 08/11/2026), Jamie Ager (DEM) and Travis Groo (LIB). Chuck Edwards is not on it.

    official election record

    For: Current role; Background, goals, record and campaign money; Official candidate list; Republicans choose Balkcom; Edwards leaves the race

  2. Travis Groo, including his 2026 Candidate Connection surveyhttps://ballotpedia.org/Travis_Groo

    Ballotpedia · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    His survey answers are his own words, published by Ballotpedia. The page also records his earlier Libertarian runs for the state House in 2018 (District 11) and 2024 (District 36) and the state Senate in 2020 (District 17), all lost in November.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  3. GROO, TRAVIS, candidate recordhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NC11313/

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    A 2026 House candidate record with no principal committee, no filing date and no money raised, as of October 1, 2026. The FEC's page says it has no financial data for him for 2025-2026.

    fec filing

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  4. Candidates for the House, North Carolina District 11, 2026https://www.fec.gov/data/candidates/house/?state=NC&district=11&election_year=2026

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read from OpenFEC on October 1, 2026. Ager's committee is C00914119. Balkcom (H6NC11321) registered Balkcom for Congress, C00958785, on August 13, 2026. Groo has a candidate record (H6NC11313) with no committee and no filings.

    fec filing

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  5. Jennifer Balkcom picked as Rep. Edwards' replacement in North Carolina congressional racehttps://wlos.com/news/local/north-carolina-11th-district-republican-jennifer-balkcom-chuck-edwards-replacement-jamie-ager-election

    WLOS · Published Aug 10, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Reports the district Republican committee's vote on Monday, August 10, 2026, and quotes her campaign's statement in full. Her campaign site does not carry the statement.

    original reporting

    For: Republicans choose Balkcom

  6. North Carolina Rep. Edwards quits reelection bid after committee finds inappropriate conducthttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/north-carolina-rep-edwards-quits-reelection-bid-after-committee-finds-inappropriate-conduct

    PBS News (Associated Press) · Published Aug 5, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Used only for the date Edwards left the race, August 5, 2026.

    original reporting

    For: Edwards leaves the race

  7. March 3, 2026 primary results by precinct (document)

    North Carolina State Board of Elections · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Summed for the 11th District contests: Democratic primary 76,084 votes, Ager 49,193; Republican primary 68,184 votes, Edwards 47,795 and Adam R. Smith 20,389. The State Board's results feed (er.ncsbe.gov/enr/20260303/data/results_0.txt) gives the same totals.

    official election record

    For: Primaries

  8. State Board Randomly Determines Ballot Order for 2026 Electionshttps://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2025/12/19/state-board-randomly-determines-ballot-order-2026-elections

    North Carolina State Board of Elections · Published Dec 19, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The drawing set 2026 ballot order by last name starting at F, in reverse alphabetical order: Balkcom, then Ager, then Groo.

    official election record

    For: Ballot order drawn