North Carolina's 12th Senate district

North Carolina's 12th
State Senate district
North Carolina's 12th; State Senate district
Senator
	Jim Burgin; R–Angier
Demographics	59% White; 19% Black; 17% Hispanic; 1% Asian; 4% Multiracial
Population (2023)	204,543

North Carolina's 12th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jim Burgin since 2019.^[1]

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Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Luther Britt Jr. (Lumberton)	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1979	Redistricted from the 20th district.	1973–1983 All of Hoke and Robeson Counties.^[2]
Sam Noble (Lumberton)	Democratic	January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1983		1973–1983 All of Hoke and Robeson Counties.^[2]

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Tony Rand (Fayetteville)	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1989	Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.	Lura Self Tally (Fayetteville)	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1993	Redistricted to the 24th district.	1983–1993 Most of Cumberland County.^[3]
Joseph Raynor Jr. (Fayetteville)	Democratic	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993		Lura Self Tally (Fayetteville)	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1993	Redistricted to the 24th district.	1983–1993 Most of Cumberland County.^[3]
A. P. Sands III (Reidsville)	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995	Redistricted from the 24th district. Retired.	Fred Folger Jr. (Mount Airy)	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995	Lost re-election.	1993–2003 All of Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, Surry, Stokes, and Rockingham counties. Part of Guilford County.^[4]
Virginia Foxx (Banner Elk)	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 45th district.	Don East (Pilot Mountain)	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2001	Retired.
Virginia Foxx (Banner Elk)	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 45th district.	Phil Berger (Eden)	Republican	January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 26th district.

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Fred Smith (Clayton)	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2009	Retired to run for Governor.	2003–2013 All of Johnston County. Part of Wayne County.^[5]^[6]
David Rouzer (Benson)	Republican	January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2013	Redistricted to the 10th district and retired to run for Congress.
Ronald Rabin (Anderson Creek)	Republican	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019	Retired.	2013–2023 All of Lee and Harnett counties. Part of Johnston County.^[7]^[8]^[9]
Jim Burgin (Angier)	Republican	January 1, 2019 – Present
Jim Burgin (Angier)	Republican	January 1, 2019 – Present		2023–Present All of Lee and Harnett counties. Part of Sampson County.^[10]^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Burgin (incumbent)	57,151	61.61%
	Democratic	Tanya White Anderson	35,611	38.39%
Total votes			92,762	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Burgin (incumbent)	6,511	52.85%
	Republican	David Buboltz	4,495	36.49%
	Republican	Ernie Watson	1,314	10.67%
Total votes			12,320	100%

Geography

North Carolina Senate 12th district Democratic primary election, 2016^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Byerly	11,171	77.39%
	Democratic	James "Jay" Willis Sills Jr.	3,263	22.61%
Total votes			14,434	100%

North Carolina Senate 12th district Democratic primary election, 2014^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Langley	4,369	65.77%
	Democratic	James W. Clark	2,274	34.23%
Total votes			6,643	100%

North Carolina Senate 12th district Democratic primary election, 2012^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Salmon	8,354	60.52%
	Democratic	James Clark	5,449	39.48%
Total votes			13,803	100%

North Carolina Senate 12th district Republican primary election, 2012^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Davis	5,709	37.91%
	Republican	Ronald Rabin	4,195	27.86%
	Republican	Tim McNeill	3,173	21.07%
	Republican	Daniel Glover	1,983	13.17%
Total votes			15,060	100%