| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 80 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Sam Watford |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Thomasville |
| Percent White: | 80 |
| Percent Black: | 9 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 8 |
| Percent Asian: | 1 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 3 |
| Population: | 82,834 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 80th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Sam Watford since 2021.[1]
Since 2013, the district has included part of Davidson County. The district overlaps with the 30th Senate district.
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 1, 1993. | 1993–2003 Parts of Onslow County.[2] | ||||||
| align=left | Robert Grady | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted from the 4th district. Redistricted to the 15th district. | ||
| align=left | Jerry Dockham | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – July 1, 2013 | Redistricted from the 94th district. Resigned. | 2003–Present Part of Davidson County.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |
| Vacant | nowrap | July 1, 2013 – July 16, 2013 | |||||
| align=left | Roger Younts | Republican | nowrap | July 16, 2013 – January 1, 2015 | Appointed to finish Dockham's term. Lost re-nomination. | ||
| align=left | Sam Watford | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2019 | Retired to run for State Senate. | ||
| align=left | Steve Jarvis | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2021 | Retired to run for State Senate. | ||
| align=left | Sam Watford | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2021 – Present | |||