2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for North Carolina House District 9
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Brian Brown (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Marian N. McLawhorn (D) by 3.0 points.
Brian BrownRepublican · winner
51.5%19,780
Marian N. McLawhornDemocrat · incumbent
48.5%18,644
38,424 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET