North Carolina's 81st House district

North Carolina's 81st State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 81st State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Larry Potts ; R – Lexington
Demographics	77% White ; 10% Black ; 8% Hispanic ; 2% Asian ; 3% Multiracial
Population (2020)	83,243

Last updated May 13, 2025

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]

Geography

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

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 Parts of Cabarrus and Union counties.^[2]
Tim Tallent ( Concord )	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2001	Redistricted from the 34th district. Retired.
Jeff Barnhart ( Concord )	Republican	January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 75th district.
Hugh Holliman ( Lexington )	Democratic	January 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]^[9]
Rayne Brown ( Lexington )	Republican	January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2017	Retired.
Larry Potts ( Lexington )	Republican	January 1, 2017 – Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2024^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Potts (incumbent)	33,971	75.70%
	Democratic	Pamela McAfee	13,293	28.13%
Total votes			47,264	100%
	Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Potts (incumbent)	21,922	74.23%
	Democratic	Joe Watkins	7,612	25.77%
Total votes			29,534	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2020^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Potts (incumbent)	32,092	73.00%
	Democratic	Robert Lewis Jordan	11,872	27.00%
Total votes			43,964	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district Republican primary election, 2018^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Potts (incumbent)	7,697	73.08%
	Republican	Eric S. Osborne	2,835	26.92%
Total votes			10,532	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2018^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Potts (incumbent)	20,276	71.84%
	Democratic	Lewie Phillips	7,946	28.16%
Total votes			28,222	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district Republican primary election, 2016^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Potts	5,817	52.24%
	Republican	Tyler Lohr Forrest	3,091	27.76%
	Republican	Sharon Phillips Pearce	2,228	20.01%
Total votes			11,136	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2016^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Potts	24,379	68.07%
	Democratic	Andy Hedrick	11,438	31.93%
Total votes			35,817	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2014^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rayne Brown (incumbent)	15,090	100%
Total votes			15,090	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2012^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rayne Brown (incumbent)	25,775	100%
Total votes			25,775	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district Republican primary election, 2010^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rayne Brown	2,883	59.73%
	Republican	Fred D. McClure	1,944	40.27%
Total votes			4,827	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2010^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rayne Brown	8,744	57.48%
	Democratic	Hugh Holliman (incumbent)	6,469	42.52%
Total votes			15,213	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2008^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hugh Holliman (incumbent)	12,975	52.64%
	Republican	Rayne Brown	11,673	47.36%
Total votes			24,648	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2006^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hugh Holliman (incumbent)	8,454	100%
Total votes			8,454	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2004^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hugh Holliman (incumbent)	15,141	100%
Total votes			15,141	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2002^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hugh Holliman (incumbent)	9,074	53.20%
	Republican	John T. Walser Jr.	7,540	44.21%
	Libertarian	Stuart Britt	442	2.59%
Total votes			17,056	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2000^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Barnhart	23,157	62.83%
	Democratic	Hector H. Henry II	13,697	37.17%
Total votes			36,854	100%
	Republican hold

References

↑ "State House District 81, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
↑ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
↑ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
↑ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
↑ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
↑ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
↑ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
↑ "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ "NC State House 081". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

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[1] "State House District 81, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 12, 2025.

[2] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

[3] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

[4] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

[5] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

[6] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

[7] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

[8] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

[9] "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 12, 2025.

[10] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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[25] "NC State House 081". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

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