Rapp May Face First Major Challenge From Presnell in House District 118

RALEIGH — For the first time in a decade, state Rep. Ray Rapp, D-Madison, could face a tight race as North Carolina House District 118 voters decide whether he’ll get a sixth term. Republican Michele Presnell, a Yancey County commissioner and the wife of former state Sen. Keith Presnell, beat two other Republicans in the primary to challenge Rapp.