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2008Final results

2008 election for North Carolina House District 81

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

L. Hugh Holliman (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Rayne Brown (R) by 5.3 points.

L. Hugh HollimanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%12,975
Rayne BrownRepublican
47.4%11,673
24,648 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+25.72000D+9.02002D+5.32008R+15.02010R+36.12016R+43.72018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET