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North Carolina's 81st House district

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North Carolina's 81st State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
  Larry Potts
RLexington
Demographics80% White
10% Black
7% Hispanic
2% Asian
Population (2020)84,016

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

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

District officeholders

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

Election results

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2022

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North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2022[9]
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

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North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2020[10]
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

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North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district Republican primary election, 2018[11]
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[12]
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

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North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district Republican primary election, 2016[13]
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[14]
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

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

2012

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North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2012[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rayne Brown (incumbent) 25,775 100%
Total votes 25,775 100%
Republican hold

2010

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North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district Republican primary election, 2010[17]
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[18]
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

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North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2008[19]
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

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North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2006[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hugh Holliman (incumbent) 8,454 100%
Total votes 8,454 100%
Democratic hold

2004

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North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2004[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hugh Holliman (incumbent) 15,141 100%
Total votes 15,141 100%
Democratic hold

2002

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North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2002[22]
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

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North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2000[23]
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

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  1. ^ "State House District 81, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  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. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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  17. ^ [9] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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  20. ^ [12] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  21. ^ [13] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  22. ^ [14] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  23. ^ "NC State House 081". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 4, 2022.