NC House District 115
- General election
- November 3, 2026
- On the ballot
- 2 candidates
- You can vote for
- One
What this office controls
A state representative votes on state law, state appropriations, and the legal powers available to local government. Statewide law can affect Asheville without being written for Asheville.
This district includes 0.38% of Asheville's 2020 Census population (about 364 residents). District 115 intersects the city only at its edge (about 364 Asheville residents) and represents mostly Buncombe County outside the city.
Side by side
The same three things for everyone: time in office, their own words, and how they voted when the minutes name who voted no. Motions aren't compared, because a mayor chairs the meeting and a challenger holds no seat.
Anthony J. PenlandChallenger- Not in elected office now
- Earlier: Buncombe County Commission, March 2020 to Dec. 2020
Not on this body now, so there are no votes to compare. Their own words are below.
Lindsey PratherIncumbent- In the NC House since Jan. 2023
Votes in the legislature; recorded roll calls on the tracked bills.
Anthony J. Penland
In their own words
No statement on this found yet.
Recorded split votes
Not on a voting body, so none.
Lindsey Prather
In their own words
“Affordable housing isn't affordable housing if it's way out in the boonies and there's no bus line and you have to drive 30 minutes to get to a job and there's no grocery stores near you,”
Oct 5, 2026, read it in contextRecorded split votes
None on this issue while serving.
Where they differed on housing
No split vote on this issue where the minutes show them on different sides.
Anthony J. Penland
In their own words
“I was a part of the response side of that, and I want to make sure that I champion the recovery side of that.”
Oct 5, 2026, read it in contextRecorded split votes
Not on a voting body, so none.
Lindsey Prather
In their own words
“We had advocated for more of that money to go to things like rental assistance and grants for small businesses, which certainly would have helped,”
Oct 5, 2026, read it in contextRecorded split votes
Voted no on 2 of 3.
Where they differed on helene recovery
No split vote on this issue where the minutes show them on different sides.
"Not among the no votes" means the minutes name who voted no and this person isn't one of them. A unanimous vote names no one, so it isn't counted. Minutes before December 2024 aren't matched to members yet.
Lindsey Prather
Incumbent, Democratic
- In the NC House since Jan. 2023
Photo: North Carolina General Assembly
Service record
4 recorded roll calls and 5 tracked bills on housing and recovery.
In their words
“Affordable housing isn't affordable housing if it's way out in the boonies and there's no bus line and you have to drive 30 minutes to get to a job and there's no grocery stores near you,”
Interview, Asheville Citizen Times (via AOL syndication)2026 general election campaignOct 5, 2026
Read it in context“We had advocated for more of that money to go to things like rental assistance and grants for small businesses, which certainly would have helped,”
Interview, Asheville Citizen Times (via AOL syndication)2026 general election campaignOct 5, 2026
Read it in context
Anthony J. Penland
Challenger, Republican
- Not in elected office now
- Earlier: Buncombe County Commission, March 2020 to Dec. 2020
Photo: Campaign website
Service record
Not in office now. Served on the County Commission from March 2020 to Dec. 2020.
In their words
“I was a part of the response side of that, and I want to make sure that I champion the recovery side of that.”
Interview, Asheville Citizen Times (via AOL syndication)2026 general election campaignOct 5, 2026
Read it in context
Photos are official portraits for officeholders and campaign-site photos for challengers, cropped the same way for everyone. Candidate lists come from the State Board of Elections file for the Nov. 3 general election.