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North Carolina Senate District 8
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Bill Rabon won re-election by 6.5 points over Rick Combes.
Bill RabonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.2%59,369
Rick CombesDemocrat
45.6%51,954
Tim WhiteLibertarian
2.2%2,502
113,825 votes
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
No DemocratBill Rabon
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Raised by the campaign
$254.5K
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Spent by the campaign
$186.9K
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Cash on hand
$95.1K
Campaign money: North Carolina State Board of Elections, through Jun 30, 2026.
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Jun 30, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Rick Combes
- 5%
- Bill Rabon
- 95%
- Projected margin
- R+12.3
The candidates
Bill Rabon (R)
Incumbent, North Carolina State Senate, first elected 2010Rick Combes (D)
Incumbent, North Carolina State Senate, first elected 2010Rick Combes (D)
Also on the ballot: Tim White (Libertarian), 2.2%