Bill Rabon
North Carolina State Senator, District 8 since 2010. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 16 yrs
- Since 2010
- Bills became law
- 2
- 8 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 7.8%
- Chamber median 8.4%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +6.5
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations on Department of Transportation · chair
- Legislative Research Commission · co-chair
- Legislative Transportation Oversight · co-chair
- Nominations Select · chair
- Rules and Operations of the Senate · chair
- Transportation · chair
- Agriculture, Energy and Environment
- Appropriations and Base Budget
- Elections
- Finance
- Governmental Operations Commission
- Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight
- Legislative Elections Oversight
- Legislative Services Commission
- Revenue Laws Study
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
DEQ; ENVIRONMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MOTOR VEHICLES; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; REVENUE DEPT.; SOLID WASTE; TAXATION; TIRES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; TAXES · Became law Jul 2025
BOARDS; COASTAL RESOURCES; COMMERCE; CONSTRUCTION; DMV; DRIVERS LICENSES; EDUCATION; EMINENT DOMAIN; EMPLOYMENT; FEES; FERRIES; ID SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFRASTRUCTURE; INTERNET; LANDOWNERS; LICENSES & PERMITS; MOTOR VEHICLES; NOTIFICATION; PERSONNEL; PRESENTED; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; REPORTING; ROADS & HIGHWAYS; SHIPPING; STATE EMPLOYEES; TOLL ROADS & BRIDGES; TRANSPORTATION; TRUCKS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; TURNPIKE AUTHORITY BOARD; CHAPTERED; ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES · Became law Jul 2025
ANIMALS; CRIMES; FISH & WILDLIFE; HUNTING & FISHING; LANDOWNERS; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; TRANSPORTATION; TRESPASSING; BOATS & WATERCRAFT · Failed in the House Apr 2025
AUDITING & AUDITS; COASTAL RESOURCES; COUNCIL OF STATE; FERRIES; INFRASTRUCTURE; PUBLIC; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; REPORTS; STATE AUDITOR; TRANSPORTATION; TRANSPORTATION DEPT. · Failed in committee Apr 2026
CULTURAL RESOURCES; DMV; LICENSE PLATES; LICENSES & PERMITS; MOTOR VEHICLES; PUBLIC · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Rabon sits in the North Carolina State Senate
Rabon is closer to the center than 86% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Benton Sawrey, Chris Measmer, Michael Lee
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET
With Rabon’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the North Carolina State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Rabon’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Rabon | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | HB 562: Budget Technical Corrections Modifications. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 34–3 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 32–9 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | SB 257: 2026 Appropriations Act. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 35–10 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | HB 56: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 30–13 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | SB 474: Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 40–7 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Rabon was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina Senate District 8 | Won | R+6.5 | R+19.1 | −12.6 |
| 2024 | North Carolina State Senate, District 8 | Won | R+19.8 | — | — |
| 2022 | North Carolina State Senate, District 8 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | North Carolina State Senate, District 8 | Won | R+27.2 | — | — |
| 2018 | North Carolina State Senate, District 8 | Won | R+20.0 | — | — |
| 2016 | North Carolina State Senate, District 8 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | North Carolina State Senate, District 8 | Won | R+14.0 | — | — |
| 2014 | North Carolina State Senate, District 8 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | North Carolina State Senate, District 8 | Won | R+19.9 | — | — |
| 2010 | North Carolina State Senate, District 8 | Won | R+27.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $254.5K
- Spent
- $186.9K
- Cash
- $95.1K
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Jun 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| RABON FOR SENATE State | Active |
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Jun 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Seats Rabon has held
- North Carolina State Senate, District 8 · since 2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Rabon has run against
- Rick Combes (D) · 2026 general, won
- Katherine Randall (D) · 2024 election, won
- David W. Sink Jr. (D) · 2020 election, won
- Ernie Ward (D) · 2014 election, won
- Danny Hefner (D) · 2012 election, won
- E. David Redwine (D) · 2010 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)
How we know Rabon
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/ac7e8e60-b5cb-41c2-92f9-1bdf9204f79a
- Wikidata Q4910576
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET