North Carolina's 8th Senate district

North Carolina's 8th
State Senate district
North Carolina's 8th; State Senate district
Senator
	Bill Rabon; R–Winnabow
Demographics	74% White; 14% Black; 6% Hispanic; 1% Asian; 1% Native American; 4% Multiracial
Population (2023)	214,201

North Carolina's 8th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bill Rabon since 2011.^[1]

Senator

Bill Rabon
R–Winnabow

Demographics74% White
14% Black
6% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Native American
4% Multiracial

Population(2023)214,201

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Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Jesse Hinnant Austin Jr. (Clayton)	Democratic	January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1969		Dallas Alford Jr. (Rocky Mount)	Democratic	January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1969	Redistricted from the 12th district.	1967–1973 All of Johnston, Nash, and Wilson counties.^[3]
James Russell Kirby (Wilson)	Democratic	January 1, 1969 – January 1, 1973	Redistricted to the 7th district.	J. Marvin Johnson (Smithfield)	Democratic	January 1, 1969 – January 1, 1971
James Russell Kirby (Wilson)	Democratic	January 1, 1969 – January 1, 1973	Redistricted to the 7th district.	Henry Mariott Milgrom (Battleboro)	Democratic	January 1, 1971 – January 1, 1973

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Thomas Edward Strickland (Goldsboro)	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1977	Redistricted from the 9th district.	1973–1993 All of Wayne and Greene counties.^[4]
Henson Barnes (Goldsboro)	Democratic	January 1, 1977 – January 1, 1993	Retired.	1973–1993 All of Wayne and Greene counties.^[4]
John Kerr III (Goldsboro)	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 7th district.	1993–2003 All of Wayne and Greene counties. Part of Lenoir County.^[5]
R. C. Soles Jr. (Tabor City)	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011	Redistricted from the 18th district. Retired.	2003–2013 All of Columbus, Brunswick, and Pender counties.^[6]^[7]
Bill Rabon (Winnabow)	Republican	January 1, 2011 – Present
				2013–2023 All of Bladen, Pender, and Brunswick counties. Part of New Hanover County.^[8]^[9]^[10]
				2023–Present All of Columbus and Brunswick counties. Part of New Hanover County.^[11]^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Rabon (incumbent)	87,026	59.90%
	Democratic	Katherine Randall	58,259	40.10%
Total votes			145,285	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Rabon (incumbent)	67,693	100%
Total votes			67,693	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Anthony Mascolo	74	57.81%
	Libertarian	Ethan Bickley	54	42.19%
Total votes			128	100%

North Carolina's 8th Senate district

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Rabon (incumbent)	85,484	62.01%
	Democratic	David Sink	48,040	34.85%
	Libertarian	Anthony Mascolo	4,335	3.14%
Total votes			137,859	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Anthony H. Mascolo	53	58.24%
	Libertarian	Randolph W. "Randy" Crow	38	41.76%
Total votes			91	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Rabon (incumbent)	55,024	58.55%
	Democratic	David W. Sink Jr.	36,191	38.51%
	Libertarian	Anthony H. Mascolo	2,764	2.94%
Total votes			93,979	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Rabon (incumbent)	78,274	100%
Total votes			78,274	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Rabon (incumbent)	39,402	57.01%
	Democratic	Ernie Ward	29,707	42.99%
Total votes			69,109	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Rabon (incumbent)	58,282	59.96%
	Democratic	Danny Hefner	38,919	40.04%
Total votes			97,201	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Rabon	9,406	66.83%
	Republican	Bettie Fennell	4,669	33.17%
Total votes			14,075	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Rabon	46,216	63.55%
	Democratic	David Redwine	26,511	36.45%
Total votes			72,727	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	R. C. Soles Jr. (incumbent)	47,905	48.66%
	Republican	Bettie Fennell	45,093	45.80%
	Libertarian	Rachel Joiner Merrill	5,454	5.54%
Total votes			98,452	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	R. C. Soles Jr. (incumbent)	26,407	52.59%
	Republican	Bill Fairley	23,802	47.41%
Total votes			50,209	100%
	Democratic hold

North Carolina Senate 8th district Republican election, 2002^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ray Gilbert	3,208	56.47%
	Republican	Dial Gray	2,473	43.53%
Total votes			5,681	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	R. C. Soles Jr. (incumbent)	39,897	54.26%
	Republican	Jack Swann	33,627	45.74%
Total votes			73,524	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	R. C. Soles Jr. (incumbent)	28,513	54.56%
	Republican	Ray Gilbert	20,993	40.17%
	Libertarian	Edward Gore	2,750	5.26%
Total votes			52,256	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Kerr III (incumbent)	26,283	60.72%
	Republican	Ed Wharton	17,001	39.28%
Total votes			43,284	100%
	Democratic hold