North Carolina's 117th House district

North Carolina's 117th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 117th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Jennifer Balkcom ; R – Hendersonville
Demographics	83% White ; 3% Black ; 9% Hispanic ; 1% Asian ; 1% Other; 2% Multiracial
Population (2020)	91,384

Last updated May 26, 2025

North Carolina's 117th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Jennifer Balkcom since 2023.^[1]

Geography

Since 2005, the district has included part of Henderson County. The district overlaps with the 48th Senate district.

District officeholders since 2003

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 2003.				2003–2005 Parts of Henderson and Transylvania counties.^[2]
Carolyn Justus ( Hendersonville )	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011	Redistricted from the 50th district. Retired.
Carolyn Justus ( Hendersonville )	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011	Redistricted from the 50th district. Retired.	2005–Present Part of Henderson County.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Chuck McGrady ( Hendersonville )	Republican	January 1, 2011 – October 5, 2020	Retired and resigned early.
Vacant		October 5, 2020 – October 12, 2020
Tim Moffitt ( Hendersonville )	Republican	October 12, 2020 – January 1, 2023	Appointed to finish McGrady's term. Retired to run for State Senate.
Jennifer Balkcom ( Hendersonville )	Republican	January 1, 2023 – Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2024^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jennifer Balkcom (incumbent)	30,603	57.75%
	Democratic	Steve Martinez	22,390	42.25%
Total votes			52,993	100%
	Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district Republican primary election, 2022^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jennifer Balkcom	5,599	42.58%
	Republican	Chelsea Walsh	5,441	41.38%
	Republican	Dennis Justice	2,110	16.05%
Total votes			13,150	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jennifer Balkcom	24,144	58.96%
	Democratic	Michael Greer O'Shea	16,806	41.04%
Total votes			40,950	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district Democratic primary election, 2020^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josh Remillard	4,883	54.21%
	Democratic	Danae Aicher	4,124	45.79%
Total votes			9,007	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district Republican primary election, 2020^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Moffitt	8,713	79.44%
	Republican	Dennis Justice	2,255	20.56%
Total votes			10,968	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2020^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Moffitt (incumbent)	29,087	60.63%
	Democratic	Josh Remillard	18,887	39.37%
Total votes			47,974	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2018^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck McGrady (incumbent)	20,596	60.06%
	Democratic	Gayle Kemp	13,699	39.94%
Total votes			34,295	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2016^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck McGrady (incumbent)	30,659	100%
Total votes			30,659	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district Republican primary election, 2014^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck McGrady (incumbent)	4,815	61.70%
	Republican	Ronnie Edwards	2,989	38.30%
Total votes			7,804	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2014^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck McGrady (incumbent)	17,292	74.76%
	Libertarian	Shelby Mood	5,838	25.24%
Total votes			23,130	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district Republican primary election, 2012^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck McGrady (incumbent)	6,481	57.34%
	Republican	Roger Snyder	4,822	42.66%
Total votes			11,303	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2012^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck McGrady (incumbent)	26,217	100%
Total votes			26,217	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2010^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck McGrady	20,331`	100%
Total votes			20,331	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2008^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carolyn Justus (incumbent)	23,277	60.34%
	Democratic	Paul D. Goebel	15,300	39.66%
Total votes			38,577	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district Republican primary election, 2006^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carolyn Justus (incumbent)	6,818	75.01%
	Republican	C. Shannon Baldwin	2,271	24.99%
Total votes			9.089	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2006^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carolyn Justus (incumbent)	16,783	67.48%
	Democratic	Gordon Hoots	8,088	32.52%
Total votes			24,871	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2004^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carolyn Justus (incumbent)	21,650	68.17%
	Democratic	Wayne Bastedo	10,111	31.83%
Total votes			31,761	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2002^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Justus (incumbent)^[a]	17,043	89.00%
	Libertarian	Brian Barber	2,107	11.00%
Total votes			19,150	100%
	Republican hold

Notes

↑ Re-elected posthumously.

References

↑ "State House District 117, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
↑ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
↑ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
↑ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
↑ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
↑ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
↑ "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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[27] Re-elected posthumously.

[1] "State House District 117, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 25, 2025.

[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.

[8] "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 25, 2025.

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