North Carolina's 116th House district

North Carolina's 116th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Caleb Rudow D – Asheville
Demographics	84%  White 4%  Black 7%  Hispanic 2%  Asian 2% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2020)	84,019

North Carolina's 116th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Caleb Rudow since 2023. ^[1]

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Buncombe County. The district overlaps with the 46th and 49th Senate districts.

District officeholders since 2003

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 2003.				2003–Present Part of Buncombe County. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Wilma Sherrill	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2007	Redistricted from the 51st district Retired.
Charles Thomas	Republican	January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2009	Retired.
Jane Whilden	Democratic	January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2011	Lost re-election.
Tim Moffitt	Republican	January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2015	Lost re-election.
Brian Turner	Democratic	January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2023	Redistricted to the 115th district and retired.
Caleb Rudow	Democratic	January 1, 2023 – Present	Redistricted from the 114th district.

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2022 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Caleb Rudow (incumbent)	25,161	62.36%
	Republican	Mollie Rose	15,185	37.64%
Total votes			40,346	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2020 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Turner (incumbent)	33,024	61.90%
	Republican	Eric Burns	20,324	38.10%
Total votes			55,348	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2018 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Turner (incumbent)	19,571	54.88%
	Republican	Marilyn A. Brown	16,091	45.12%
Total votes			35,662	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2016 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Turner (incumbent)	28,014	100%
Total votes			28,014	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2014 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Turner	13,298	51.91%
	Republican	Tim Moffitt (incumbent)	12,321	48.09%
Total votes			25,619	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2012 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Moffitt (incumbent)	21,291	56.31%
	Democratic	Jane Whilden	16,519	43.69%
Total votes			37,810	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2010 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Moffitt	14,638	55.79%
	Democratic	Jane Whilden (incumbent)	11,598	44.21%
Total votes			26,236	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2008 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jane Whilden	20,019	51.70%
	Republican	Tim Moffitt	18,704	48.30%
Total votes			38,723	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district Democratic primary election, 2006 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doug Jones	1,629	52.04%
	Democratic	Jim F. Hughes	934	29.84%
	Democratic	James Latimore	390	12.46%
	Democratic	Gregory L. Cathcart	177	5.65%
Total votes			3,130	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district Republican primary election, 2006 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Thomas	881	58.27%
	Republican	Bill Porter	631	41.73%
Total votes			1,512	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2006 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Thomas	12,840	50.83%
	Democratic	Doug Jones	12,420	49.17%
Total votes			25,260	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2004 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wilma Sherrill (incumbent)	20,030	62.25%
	Democratic	Doug Jones	12,149	37.75%
Total votes			32,179	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district Republican primary election, 2002 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wilma Sherrill (incumbent)	1,959	66.41%
	Republican	Mike Morgan	991	33.59%
Total votes			2,950	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2002 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wilma Sherrill (incumbent)	13,470	100%
Total votes			13,470	100%
	Republican hold

References

1. "State House District 116, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
2. "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
3. "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
4. "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
5. "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
6. "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
7. "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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