2014Final results
2014 election for North Carolina Senate District 8
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Bill Rabon (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Ernie Ward (D) by 14.0 points.
Bill RabonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.0%39,402
Ernie WardDemocrat
43.0%29,707
69,109 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET