North Carolina's 105th House district

North Carolina's 105th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 105th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Wesley Harris; D–Charlotte
Demographics	67% White; 8% Black; 7% Hispanic; 13% Asian
Population (2020)	87,244

North Carolina's 105th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Wesley Harris since 2019.^[1] In the summer of 2023 Democrat Blake Van Leer has announced a campaign for this seat.^[2]

Geography[edit]

Since 2003, the district has included part of Mecklenburg County. The district overlaps with the 39th and 42nd Senate districts. As of 2020 this district represents an average of 87,116 residents.^[3]

District officeholders[edit]

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 2003.				2003–Present Part of Mecklenburg County.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Ed McMahan	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 55th district. Redistricted to the 104th district.
Doug Vinson	Republican	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2007	Retired.
Ric Killian	Republican	January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2013	Appointed to finish Vinson's term. Retired to run for Congress.
Jacqueline Schaffer	Republican	January 1, 2013 – April 22, 2016	Resigned.
Vacant		April 22, 2016 – May 16, 2016
Scott Stone	Republican	May 16, 2016 – January 1, 2019	Appointed to finish Schaffer's term Lost re-election.
Wesley Harris	Democratic	January 1, 2019 – Present

Election results[edit]

2022[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district general election, 2022^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wesley Harris (incumbent)	17,545	56.87%
	Republican	Joshua Niday	13,307	43.13%
Total votes			30,852	100%
	Democratic hold

2020[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district general election, 2020^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wesley Harris (incumbent)	25,732	54.78%
	Republican	Amy Bynum	21,245	45.22%
Total votes			46,977	100%
	Democratic hold

2018[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district Democratic primary election, 2018^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wesley Harris	2,244	70.48%
	Democratic	Ayoub Ouederni	940	29.52%
Total votes			3,184	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district general election, 2018^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wesley Harris	18,362	52.29%
	Republican	Scott Stone (incumbent)	16,753	47.71%
Total votes			35,115	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district Republican primary election, 2016^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Stone	4,680	52.18%
	Republican	Tim Morgan	4,289	47.82%
Total votes			8,969	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district general election, 2016^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Stone (incumbent)	21,853	55.27%
	Democratic	Connie Green-Johnson	17,689	44.73%
Total votes			39,542	100%
	Republican hold

2014[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district general election, 2014^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jacqueline Schaffer (incumbent)	15,270	100%
Total votes			15,270	100%
	Republican hold

2012[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district Republican primary election, 2012^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jacqueline Schaffer	4,077	57.18%
	Republican	Ken Gjertsen	3,053	42.82%
Total votes			7,130	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district general election, 2012^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jacqueline Schaffer	27,028	100%
Total votes			27,028	100%
	Republican hold

2010[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district general election, 2010^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ric Killian (incumbent)	22,857	100%
Total votes			22,857	100%
	Republican hold

2008[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district general election, 2008^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ric Killian (incumbent)	35,879	100%
Total votes			35,879	100%
	Republican hold

2006[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district general election, 2006^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ric Killian	15,343	100%
Total votes			15,343	100%
	Republican hold

2004[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district Republican primary election, 2004^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Vinson	2,511	75.63%
	Republican	Ken Gjertsen	809	24.37%
Total votes			3,320	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district general election, 2004^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Vinson	29,368	100%
Total votes			29,368	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

2002[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district Republican primary election, 2002^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed McMahan (incumbent)	3,116	73.59%
	Republican	Debbie Ware	1,118	26.41%
Total votes			4,234	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district general election, 2002^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed McMahan (incumbent)	17,970	89.78%
	Libertarian	Sean Johnson	2,046	10.22%
Total votes			20,016	100%
	Republican hold

References[edit]

^ "State House District 105, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
^ "Van Leer Announces Possible Run For 105". VanLeerNC.com.
^ "North Carolina House of Representatives District 105". Ballotpedia.
^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
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[1] "State House District 105, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved October 7, 2022.

[2] "Van Leer Announces Possible Run For 105". VanLeerNC.com.

[3] "North Carolina House of Representatives District 105". Ballotpedia.

[4] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 7, 2022.

[5] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 7, 2022.

[6] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 7, 2022.

[7] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 7, 2022.

[8] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 7, 2022.

[9] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 7, 2022.

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156th General Assembly (2023–2024) Speaker of the House Tim Moore (R) Speaker pro tempore Sarah Stevens (R) Majority Leader John Bell (R) Minority Leader Robert Reives (D)
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