NC House District 116
- General election
- November 3, 2026
- On the ballot
- Unopposed
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 77.6% of Asheville's 2020 Census population. District 116 also represents many residents outside Asheville.
Brian Turner
Incumbent, Democratic
- In the NC House since Jan. 2025
- Earlier: NC House, District 116, Jan. 2015 to Jan. 2023
Photo: North Carolina General Assembly
Service record
2 recorded roll calls and 3 tracked bills on housing and recovery.
In their words
“I am trying, with all the tools that I have learned as an adult, to try to control my temper and my emotions from what I see as a complete failure of the General Assembly to address the needs of western North Carolina,”
Said in an official proceeding, WRAL2025 House floor debateJun 26, 2025
Read it in context“Whether you like it or not, Asheville and Buncombe County is the economic engine of western North Carolina,”
Said in an official proceeding, WRAL2025 House floor debateJun 26, 2025
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.