DemocraticIncumbent
Brian Turner
- Experience
- State legislature
North Carolina › North Carolina House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
North Carolina House District 116
Brian Turner has no major-party opponent.
Brian Turner has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+61: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 85,494
- People per km²
- 596
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 54%
- White, no degree
- 33%of adults
- White 79%
- Hispanic 8%
- Black 8%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 4%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
42,815 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Brian Turner (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
50,549 two-party votes · D+62.0 · D+63.5 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)81.0%
Donald Trump (R)19.0%
2022 Earlier district lines
40,346 votes · D+24.7✓ Caleb Rudow (D)62.4%
Mollie Rose (R)37.6%
2020 Earlier district lines
106,719 votes · D+23.8✓ Brian Turner (D)61.9%
Eric Burns (R)38.1%
2020 President Vote in this district
53,454 two-party votes · D+59.7 · D+55.2 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)79.9%
Donald Trump (R)20.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
45,126 two-party votes · D+55.8 · D+53.6 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)77.9%
Donald Trump (R)22.1%