Larry W. Potts
North Carolina State Representative, District 81 since 2016. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 4
- 29 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.1%
- Chamber median 3.8%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +26.8
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations · vice chair
- Appropriations, Health and Human Services · chair
- Health · senior chair
- Health and Human Services Legislative Oversight · co-chair
- Medicaid Legislative Oversight · co-chair
- Education: K-12
- Governmental Operations Commission
- Insurance
- Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety Select
- Judiciary 1
- Military and Veterans Affairs
- Property Tax Reduction and Reform Select
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
AGRICULTURE; AGRICULTURE DEPT.; APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; DEBTOR & CREDITOR; FINES & PENALTIES; FUELS; FUNDS & ACCOUNTS; NOTIFICATION; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; RATIFIED; REVENUE DEPT.; STATE CONTROLLER; TAXATION; TAXES · Became law Oct 2026
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE; ADMINISTRATIVE RULES; ADVERTISING & MARKETING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTORS; COMMUNICATIONS; COUNSELING; DENTISTS & DENTISTRY; EMPLOYMENT; FOODS & BEVERAGES; HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSES & NURSING; NUTRITION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OCCUPATIONS; OPTICIANS & OPTOMETRISTS; PERSONNEL; PHARMACEUTICALS; PHARMACISTS & PHARMACIES; PHYSICAL THERAPY; PHYSICIANS; PRESENTED; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; RATIFIED; SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS & AUDIOLOGISTS; CHAPTERED; OPTHALMOLOGY & OPTHALMOLOGISTS · Became law Apr 2026
BOARDS; CLINICS; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COMMISSIONS; COMMUNITY COLLEGES; COMPACTS; COUNSELING; DATA & RECORDS SYSTEMS; DHHS; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEES; HEALTH SERVICES; HIGHER EDUCATION; HOSPITALS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INSURANCE; INSURANCE · Became law Jul 2025
COMPACTS; EMPLOYMENT; INTERSTATE COOPERATION; LICENSING & CERTIFICATION; OCCUPATIONS; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; SOCIAL SERVICES; SOCIAL WORKERS; CHAPTERED · Became law Jun 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Potts sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives
Potts is closer to the center than 16% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Kelly Hastings, Joe Pike, Donnie Loftis
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET
With Potts’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills5%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Potts’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Potts | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | SJR 1091: Adjournment Resolution. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 78–28 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | HB 268: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections - II. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 79–28 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | HB 834: State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 74–35 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 71–38 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | SB 445: Regulatory Reform Act of 2026. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 84–26 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Potts was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 81 | Won | R+26.8 | R+44.2 | −17.4 |
| 2024 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 81 | Won | R+43.8 | R+44.2 | −0.4 |
| 2022 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 81 | Won | R+48.5 | — | — |
| 2020 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 81 | Won | R+46.0 | — | — |
| 2018 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 81 | Won | R+43.7 | — | — |
| 2016 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 81 | Won | R+36.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $113K
- Spent
- $60K
- Cash
- $129K
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Jun 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| LARRY W POTTS - NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State | Active |
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Jun 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Seats Potts has held
- North Carolina House of Representatives, District 81 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Potts has run against
- Dylan R. Tucker (D) · 2026 election, won
- Pamela D. McAfee (D) · 2024 election, won
- Joe Watkins (D) · 2022 election, won
- Robert Lewis Jordan (D) · 2020 election, won
- Lewie Phillips (D) · 2018 election, won
- Andy Hedrick (D) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)
How we know Potts
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/11c903f8-ce25-4463-8a24-a49394c21955
- Wikidata Q28746197
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET