Weeks after a bitter dispute over a Democratic gala laid bare divisions in Western North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, the field is shifting again.
Moe Davis, who joined other candidates in protesting the event’s handling and was first to enter the race back in May, said in a Facebook post late on the evening of Aug. 22 he would exit the race.
The gala flap erupted in July, when district party leaders initially planned to feature only newcomer Jamie Ager as the keynote speaker at the annual event. Davis and three other candidates called it favoritism and threatened to boycott. The controversy forced changes to the program and led to the resignation of the district chair, but it also spotlighted the crowded primary and the party’s belief that a Democrat can unseat two-term Republican incumbent Chuck Edwards in 2026…