North Carolina's 118th House district

North Carolina's 118th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Mark Pless R – Canton
Demographics	91%  White 1%  Black 4%  Hispanic 2%  Multiracial
Population (2020)	84,072

North Carolina's 118th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Mark Pless since 2021. ^[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Madison and Haywood counties . The district overlaps with the 47th and 50th Senate districts.

District officeholders since 2003

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 2003.				2003–2005 All of Yancey and Madison counties. Part of Haywood County. [2]
Ray Rapp ( Mars Hill )	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2013	Lost re-election.
				2005–2013 All of Madison County. Parts of Yancey and Haywood counties. [3]
Michele Presnell ( Burnsville )	Republican	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2021	Retired.	2013–2023 All of Yancey and Madison counties. Part of Haywood County. [4] [5] [6]
Mark Pless ( Canton )	Republican	January 1, 2021 – Present
				2023–Present All of Madison and Haywood counties. [7] [8]

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 118th district general election, 2024 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Pless (incumbent)	30,807	61.26%
	Democratic	Evelyn Davidson	19,480	38.74%
Total votes			50,287	100%
	Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 118th district general election, 2022 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Pless (incumbent)	22,040	60.28%
	Democratic	Josh Remillard	14,522	39.72%
Total votes			36,562	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 118th district general election, 2020 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Pless	29,321	63.60%
	Democratic	Alan Jones	16,782	36.40%
Total votes			46,103	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 118th district general election, 2018 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michele Presnell (incumbent)	19,369	57.18%
	Democratic	Rhonda Cole Schandevel	14,506	42.82%
Total votes			33,875	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 118th district Democratic primary election, 2016 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rhonda Cole Schandevel	5,988	57.96%
	Democratic	Reese Steen	4,343	42.04%
Total votes			10,331	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 118th district general election, 2016 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michele Presnell (incumbent)	21,754	55.35%
	Democratic	Rhonda Cole Schandevel	17,549	45.65%
Total votes			39,303	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 118th district general election, 2014 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michele Presnell (incumbent)	13,858	51.27%
	Democratic	Dean Hicks	13,169	48.73%
Total votes			27,027	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 118th district Republican primary election, 2012 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michele Presnell	4,214	56.09%
	Republican	Ben Keilman	1,652	21.99%
	Republican	Jesse Sigmon	1,647	21.92%
Total votes			7,513	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 118th district general election, 2012 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michele Presnell	18,749	51.32%
	Democratic	Ray Rapp (incumbent)	17,788	48.68%
Total votes			36,537	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 118th district general election, 2010 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Rapp (incumbent)	13,267	54.66%
	Republican	Samuel L. "Sam" Edwards	11,006	45.34%
Total votes			24,273	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 118th district general election, 2008 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Rapp (incumbent)	23,920	100%
Total votes			23,920	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 118th district general election, 2006 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Rapp (incumbent)	16,712	69.18%
	Republican	Chris Gowan	7,445	30.82%
Total votes			24,157	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 118th district general election, 2004 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Rapp (incumbent)	21,110	100%
Total votes			21,110	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 118th district general election, 2002 ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Rapp	13,717	53.34%
	Republican	Margaret Carpenter (incumbent)	11,476	44.62%
	Libertarian	Barry Williams	525	2.04%
Total votes			25,718	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

1. "State House District 118, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
2. "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
3. "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
4. "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
5. "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
6. "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
7. "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
8. "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
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