2012Final results
2012 election for North Carolina Senate District 9
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Thom Goolsby (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Deb Butler (D) by 8.3 points.
Thom GoolsbyRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.2%52,955
Deb ButlerDemocrat
45.8%44,817
97,772 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