| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 81 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Larry Potts |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Lexington |
| Percent White: | 80 |
| Percent Black: | 10 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 7 |
| Percent Asian: | 2 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 2 |
| Population: | 84,016 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
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]
Since 2003, 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 Cabarrus and Union counties.[2] | ||||||
| align=left | Tim Tallent | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2001 | Redistricted from the 34th district. | ||
| align=left | Jeff Barnhart | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 75th district. | ||
| align=left | Hugh Holliman | Democratic | nowrap | 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] | |
| align=left | Rayne Brown | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2017 | Retired. | ||
| align=left | Larry Potts | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2017 – Present | |||