2012Final results
2012 election for North Carolina Senate District 8
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Bill Rabon (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Danny Hefner (D) by 19.9 points.
Bill RabonRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%58,282
Danny HefnerDemocrat
40.0%38,919
97,201 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