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North Carolina's 81st House district

North Carolina's 81st House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Larry Potts since 2017.[1]

North Carolina's 81st State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
 Larry Potts
R–Lexington
Demographics80% White
10% Black
7% Hispanic
2% Asian
Population (2020)84,016

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Davidson County. The district overlaps with the 30th Senate district.

District officeholders

RepresentativePartyDatesNotesCounties
District created January 1, 1993.1993–2003
Parts of Cabarrus and Union counties.[2]
Tim TallentRepublicanJanuary 1, 1993 –
January 1, 2001		Redistricted from the 34th district.
Jeff BarnhartRepublicanJanuary 1, 2001 –
January 1, 2003		Redistricted to the 75th district.
Hugh HollimanDemocraticJanuary 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2011		Redistricted from the 37th district.
Lost re-election.		2003–Present
Part of Davidson County.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Rayne BrownRepublicanJanuary 1, 2011 –
January 1, 2017		Retired.
Larry PottsRepublicanJanuary 1, 2017 –
Present

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2022[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanLarry Potts (incumbent) 21,922 74.23%
DemocraticJoe Watkins7,61225.77%
Total votes29,534 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2020[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanLarry Potts (incumbent) 32,092 73.00%
DemocraticRobert Lewis Jordan11,87227.00%
Total votes43,964 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district Republican primary election, 2018[11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanLarry Potts (incumbent) 7,697 73.08%
RepublicanEric S. Osborne2,83526.92%
Total votes10,532 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2018[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanLarry Potts (incumbent) 20,276 71.84%
DemocraticLewie Phillips7,94628.16%
Total votes28,222 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district Republican primary election, 2016[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanLarry Potts 5,817 52.24%
RepublicanTyler Lohr Forrest3,09127.76%
RepublicanSharon Phillips Pearce2,22820.01%
Total votes11,136 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2016[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanLarry Potts 24,379 68.07%
DemocraticAndy Hedrick11,43831.93%
Total votes35,817 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2014[15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRayne Brown (incumbent) 15,090 100%
Total votes15,090 100%
Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2012[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRayne Brown (incumbent) 25,775 100%
Total votes25,775 100%
Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district Republican primary election, 2010[17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRayne Brown 2,883 59.73%
RepublicanFred D. McClure1,94440.27%
Total votes4,827 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2010[18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRayne Brown 8,744 57.48%
DemocraticHugh Holliman (incumbent)6,46942.52%
Total votes15,213 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2008[19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticHugh Holliman (incumbent) 12,975 52.64%
RepublicanRayne Brown11,67347.36%
Total votes24,648 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2006[20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticHugh Holliman (incumbent) 8,454 100%
Total votes8,454 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2004[21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticHugh Holliman (incumbent) 15,141 100%
Total votes15,141 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2002[22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticHugh Holliman (incumbent) 9,074 53.20%
RepublicanJohn T. Walser Jr.7,54044.21%
LibertarianStuart Britt4422.59%
Total votes17,056 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2000[23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJeff Barnhart 23,157 62.83%
DemocraticHector H. Henry II13,69737.17%
Total votes36,854 100%
Republican hold

References

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