North Carolina's 118th House district

North Carolina's 118th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 118th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Mark Pless; R–Canton
Demographics	91% White; 1% Black; 5% Hispanic; 3% Multiracial
Population (2024)	84,529

Demographics91% White
1% Black
5% Hispanic
3% Multiracial

Population(2024)84,529

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]

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.
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	Lost re-nomination.
Mark Pless (Canton)	Republican	January 1, 2021 – Present	Lost re-nomination.	2023–Present All of Madison and Haywood counties.^[7]^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmy Rogers	4,965	54.71%
	Republican	Mark Pless (incumbent)	4,110	45.29%
Total votes			9,075	100%

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

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

District officeholders since 2003

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

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

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

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

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

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%

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

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

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

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

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

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