Cody Henson

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Cody Henson

|image =

|caption =

|state_house = North Carolina

|district = 113th

|term_start = January 1, 2017

|term_end = July 24, 2019

|predecessor = Chris Whitmire

|successor = Jake Johnson

|birth_name =

|birth_date =

|birth_place = Rosman, North Carolina

|party = Republican

}}

Cody Henson is an American politician who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the 113th district (including constituents in Henderson, Polk, and Transylvania counties) from January 2017{{cite web|author=Michael Gebelein |url=https://carolinapublicpress.org/26243/cody-henson-interview/ |title=Don't overlook the mountains: An interview with new Rep. Cody Henson |publisher=Carolinapublicpress.org |date=2016-11-29 |accessdate=2019-05-08}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/720 |title=Representative Cody Henson |publisher=Ncleg.gov |date= |accessdate=2019-05-08}} until his resignation on July 24, 2019, following his pleading guilty to cyberstalking in a domestic violence case.[https://twitter.com/TravisFain/status/1154050329882832896 Travis Fain] of WRAL-TV on Twitter.

Career

Henson was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2016 to succeed Chris Whitmire, who wasn't seeking re-election. He was re-elected to the seat in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Cody_Henson|title=Cody Henson|accessdate=December 11, 2021}} Henson pleaded guilty to cyberstalking on July 23, 2019 as part of a plea deal to receive looser sentencing, and he was sentenced to 18 months probation. Henson who had already announced that he wouldn't seek re-election in 2020 originally said he would finish his term in the NC House, but resigned the next day.{{cite web|url=https://carolinapublicpress.org/29153/rep-henson-pleads-guilty-to-cyberstalking-doesnt-plan-to-resign/|title=UPDATED: Rep. Henson pleads guilty to cyberstalking, won’t resign|author=Frank Taylor|publisher=Carolina Public Press|date=July 23, 2019|accessdate=December 11, 2021}} Polk County Commissioner Jake Johnson was appointed to Henson's seat on August 6, 2019 to fill the remainder of the term and he was elected to a full term in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2019/08/03/jake-johnson-appointed-state-house-seat-vacated-cody-henson/1909658001/|title=Jake Johnson appointed to state House seat vacated by Cody Henson|publisher=www.citizen-times.com|date=August 3, 2019|accessdate=December 11, 2021}}

Electoral history

=2018=

{{Election box begin no change

|title = North Carolina House of Representatives 113th district general election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1116] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Cody Henson (incumbent)

| votes = 22,407

| percentage = 57.52%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Sam Edney

| votes = 16,551

| percentage = 42.48%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 38,958

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

=2016=

{{Election box begin no change

|title = North Carolina House of Representatives 113th district Republican Primary election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/15/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1563] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Cody Henson

| votes = 7,718

| percentage = 64.69%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Coty James Ferguson

| votes = 4,212

| percentage = 35.31%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 11,930

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = North Carolina House of Representatives 113th district general election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1188] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Cody Henson

| votes = 26,848

| percentage = 61.61%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Maureen Mahan Copelof

| votes = 16,726

| percentage = 38.39%