| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 61 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Pricey Harrison |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Greensboro |
| Percent White: | 48 |
| Percent Black: | 41 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 7 |
| Percent Asian: | 2 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 2 |
| Population: | 86,322 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 61st House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Pricey Harrison since 2019.[1]
Since 2003, the district has included part of Guilford County. The district overlaps with the 27th and 28th Senate districts.
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 1, 1985. | 1985–2003 Part of Wake County.[2] [3] | ||||||
| align=left | Casper Holroyd | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1989 | |||
| align=left | Art Pope | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993 | Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor. | ||
| align=left | Brad Miller | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995 | Lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | Chuck Neely | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1995 – April 7, 1999 | Resigned. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | April 7, 1999 – April 13, 1999 | |||||
| align=left | Art Pope | Republican | nowrap | April 13, 1999 – January 1, 2003 | Appointed to finish Neely's term. Redistricted to the 34th district and retired. | ||
| align=left | Steve Wood | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005 | Lost re-nomination. | 2003–Present Parts of Guilford County.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] | |
| align=left | Laura Wiley | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2011 | Retired. | ||
| align=left | John Faircloth | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019 | Redistricted to the 62nd district. | ||
| align=left | Pricey Harrison | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2019 – Present | Redistricted from the 57th district. | ||