North Carolina's 115th House district

North Carolina's 115th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Lindsey Prather D–Enka
Demographics	89% White 3% Black 6% Hispanic
Population (2020)	84,990

North Carolina's 115th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Lindsey Prather 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]
Bruce Goforth	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – July 31, 2010	Lost re-nomination and resigned early.
Vacant		July 31, 2010 – September 8, 2010
Patsy Keever	Democratic	September 8, 2010 – January 1, 2013	Appointed to finish Goforth's term. Retired to run for Congress.
Nathan Ramsey	Republican	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2015	Lost re-election.
John Ager	Democratic	January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2023	Redistricted to the 114th district and retired.
Lindsey Prather	Democratic	January 1, 2023 – Present

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district Republican primary election, 2022^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pratik Bhakta	3,146	50.01%
	Republican	Sherry M. Higgins	3,145	49.99%
Total votes			6,291	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district general election, 2022^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lindsey Prather	21,007	57.57%
	Republican	Pratik Bhakta	15,481	42.43%
Total votes			36,488	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district general election, 2020^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Ager (incumbent)	31,650	62.31%
	Republican	Mark Crawford	19,145	37.69%
Total votes			50,795	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district Republican primary election, 2018^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Amy Evans	1,075	52.03%
	Republican	Nathan West	991	47.97%
Total votes			2,066	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district general election, 2018^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Ager (incumbent)	23,683	58.28%
	Republican	Amy Evans	16,953	41.72%
Total votes			40,636	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district Republican primary election, 2016^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Mortez	4,842	58.98%
	Republican	Robert "Bob" Chilmonik	3,367	41.02%
Total votes			8,209	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district general election, 2016^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Ager (incumbent)	25,257	55.58%
	Republican	Frank Mortez	20,183	44.42%
Total votes			40,636	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district general election, 2014^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Ager	15,523	50.81%
	Republican	Nathan Ramsey (incumbent)	15,027	49.19%
Total votes			30,550	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district general election, 2012^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan Ramsey	23,118	54.32%
	Democratic	Susan E. Wilson	19,438	45.68%
Total votes			42,556	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district Democratic primary election, 2010^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patsy Keever	3,683	59.75%
	Democratic	Bruce Goforth (incumbent)	2,481	40.25%
Total votes			6,164	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district general election, 2010^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patsy Keever (incumbent)	15,775	56.22%
	Republican	Mark Crawford	12,282	43.78%
Total votes			28,057	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district general election, 2008^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Goforth (incumbent)	27,795	67.42%
	Republican	Paul Purdue	13,429	32.58%
Total votes			41,224	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district Republican primary election, 2006^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Gorny	806	57.53%
	Republican	Bill Reynolds	595	42.47%
Total votes			1,401	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district general election, 2006^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Goforth (incumbent)	18,584	67.64%
	Republican	Eric Gorny	8,892	32.36%
Total votes			27,476	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district general election, 2004^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Goforth (incumbent)	20,957	59.95%
	Republican	Barbara Boyd	13,002	37.19%
	Libertarian	Robert Parker	999	2.86%
Total votes			34,958	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district Democratic primary election, 2002^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Goforth	2,812	74.65%
	Democratic	Michael Morgan	955	25.35%
Total votes			3,767	100%

2002 North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district general election, 2002^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Goforth	11,320	50.70%
	Republican	Mark Crawford (incumbent)	10,405	46.60%
	Libertarian	Robert Parker	601	2.69%
Total votes			22,326	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

1. "State House District 115, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
2. "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
3. "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
4. "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
5. "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
6. "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
7. "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
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