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]

Quick facts North Carolina's 8th State Senate district, Senator ...

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%

Geography

North Carolina Senate 8th district general election, 2008^[24]
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

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%