North Carolina's 120th House district

{{Infobox legislative district

| state = North Carolina

| district = 120

| chamber = House of Representatives

| image =

| representative = Karl Gillespie

| party = Republican

| residence = Franklin

| Democratic =

| Republican =

| NPP =

| percent_white = 90

| percent_black = 1

| percent_hispanic = 5

| percent_asian = 1

| percent_native_american = 2

| percent_pacific_islander =

| percent_other_race =

| percent_remainder_of_multiracial = 1

| population = 83,206

| population_year = 2020

| voting_age =

| citizen_voting_age =

| registered =

| notes =

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North Carolina's 120th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Karl Gillespie since 2021.{{cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US37120-state-house-district-120-nc/|title=State House District 120, NC|publisher=Census Reporter|accessdate=August 1, 2022}}

Geography

Since 2013, the district has included all of Graham, Cherokee, Clay, and Macon counties. The district overlaps with the 50th Senate district.

List of members representing the district

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! Representative

! Party

! Dates

! Notes

! Counties

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| colspan="5" | District created January 1, 2003.

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Roger West
{{small|(Marble)}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2017

| rowspan=2 | Redistricted from the 53rd district and re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired.

|2003–2013
All of Graham, Cherokee, and Clay counties.
Part of Macon County.{{cite web |title=Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election |url=https://ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/House_2002_Court/mapSimple.pdf |accessdate=August 1, 2022 |publisher=North Carolina General Assembly}}{{cite web |title=House Redistricting Plan |url=https://ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/House_2003/mapSimple.pdf |accessdate=August 1, 2022 |publisher=North Carolina General Assembly}}

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| rowspan=3 | 2013–Present
All of Graham, Cherokee, Clay, and Macon counties.{{cite web|url=https://ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/House_2011/mapGrouping.pdf|title=Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4|publisher=North Carolina General Assembly|accessdate=August 1, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/House_2018_Court/2018%20House%20Election%20Districts_11x17.pdf|title=2018 House Election Districts|publisher=North Carolina General Assembly|accessdate=August 1, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/House_2019/HB%201020%20H%20Red%20Comm%20CSBK-25_19x36.pdf|title=HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map|publisher=North Carolina General Assembly|accessdate=August 1, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/House_2022/SL%202022-4%20House%20-%2019%20x%2036%20Map.pdf|title=S.L. 2022-4 House|publisher=North Carolina General Assembly|accessdate=August 1, 2022}}

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Kevin Corbin
{{small|(Franklin)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 1, 2017 –
January 1, 2021

| Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Retired to run for North Carolina Senate.

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Karl Gillespie
{{small|(Franklin)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 1, 2021 –
present

|Elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

=2022=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 120th district general election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2022&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1281] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Karl Gillespie (incumbent)

| votes = 30,037

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 30,037

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2020=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 120th district general election, 2020[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1289] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Karl Gillespie

| votes = 34,933

| percentage = 74.19%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Susan Landis

| votes = 12,155

| percentage = 25.81%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 47,088

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2018=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 120th district general election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1123] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Kevin Corbin (incumbent)

| votes = 25,619

| percentage = 73.44%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Aaron Martin

| votes = 9,267

| percentage = 26.56%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 34,886

| 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 120th district Republican primary election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/15/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1584] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Kevin Corbin

| votes = 10,135

| percentage = 73.86%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Elliott J. Southworth

| votes = 3,587

| percentage = 26.14%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 13,722

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 120th district general election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1195] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Kevin Corbin

| votes = 29,047

| percentage = 72.03%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Randy Hogsed

| votes = 11,282

| percentage = 27.97%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 40,329

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

=2014=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 120th district general election, 2014[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1040] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Roger West (incumbent)

| votes = 22,496

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 22,496

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

=2012=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 120th district Republican primary election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/08/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1030] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Roger West (incumbent)

| votes = 7,941

| percentage = 74.10%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mike Edwards

| votes = 2,775

| percentage = 25.90%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 10,716

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 120th district general election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1192] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Roger West (incumbent)

| votes = 28,903

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 28,903

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2010=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 120th district Republican primary election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/04/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1028] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Roger West (incumbent)

| votes = 4,466

| percentage = 72.65%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Tim West

| votes = 1,681

| percentage = 27.35%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 6,147

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 120th district general election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1188] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Roger West (incumbent)

| votes = 20,086

| percentage = 72.11%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Randy Hogsed

| votes = 7,767

| percentage = 27.89%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 27,853

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2008=

{{Election box begin no change

|title = North Carolina House of Representatives 120th district general election, 2008[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2008&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1195] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Roger West (incumbent)

| votes = 25,201

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 25,201

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2006=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 120th district general election, 2006[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/07/2006&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=273] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Roger West (incumbent)

| votes = 19,066

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 19,066

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

=2004=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 120th district general election, 2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=169] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Roger West (incumbent)

| votes = 22,375

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 22,375

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

=2002=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 120th district general election, 2002[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=177] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Roger West (incumbent)

| votes = 17,968

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 17,968

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change