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State Representative, 113th District

Vote for
1
Term
2 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on North Carolina laws and the state budget in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Public safety

  • John MorganDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Jake JohnsonRepublican

    • Opposes any infringement of the right to bear arms.

Education

  • John MorganDemocratic

    • Supports properly funding public schools.
  • Jake JohnsonRepublican

    • Supports local control of schools over Raleigh or Washington.

Housing

Economy & jobs

  • John MorganDemocratic

    • Pledges to focus on growing the local economy.
  • Jake JohnsonRepublican

    • Sponsored barring cities from prohibiting home-based businesses, enacted.In office

Health & human services

  • John MorganDemocratic

    • Supports Medicaid and improving access to health care.
  • Jake JohnsonRepublican

    • Supports the pro-life position on abortion.
    • Sponsored a detransitioner bill of rights.In office

Government & transparency

  • John MorganDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Jake JohnsonRepublican

    • Sponsored criminalizing unlawful deepfake distribution and AI liability limits.In office

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 6 issues covered in this race.