North Carolina's 12th Senate district

North Carolina's 12th
State Senate district
North Carolina's 12th; State Senate district
Senator
	Jim Burgin ; R – Angier
Demographics	61% White ; 20% Black ; 15% Hispanic ; 1% Asian ; 1% Native American
Population (2020)	206,686

Last updated January 14, 2025

North Carolina's 12th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jim Burgin since 2019.^[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Lee and Harnett counties, as well as part of Sampson County. The district overlaps with the 6th, 22nd, 51st, and 53rd state house districts.

District officeholders

Multi-member district

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Virginia Foxx	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 45th district.	Don W. East	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2001	Retired.	1995–2003 All of Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, Surry, Stokes, and Rockingham counties.^[2]
Virginia Foxx	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 45th district.	Phil Berger	Republican	January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 26th district.

Single-member district

Senator	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Fred Smith	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2009	Retired to run for Governor.	2003–2013 All of Johnston County. Part of Wayne County.^[3]^[4]
David Rouzer	Republican	January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2013	Retired to run for Congress.
Ronald Rabin	Republican	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019	Retired.	2013–2023 All of Lee and Harnett counties. Part of Johnston County.^[5]^[6]^[7]
Jim Burgin	Republican	January 1, 2019 – present
Jim Burgin	Republican	January 1, 2019 – present		2023–present All of Lee and Harnett counties. Part of Sampson County.^[8]

Election results

2022

North Carolina Senate 12th district Republican primary election, 2022^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Burgin (incumbent)	6,511	52.85%
	Republican	David Buboltz	4,495	36.49%
	Republican	Ernie Watson	1,314	10.67%
Total votes			12,320	100%

North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2022^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Burgin (incumbent)	36,304	63.45%
	Democratic	Richard Chapman	20,914	36.55%
Total votes			57,218	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2020^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Burgin (incumbent)	57,295	60.84%
	Democratic	John Kirkman	36,875	39.16%
Total votes			94,170	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2018^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Burgin	34,931	60.00%
	Democratic	Jean Sivoli	23,290	40.00%
Total votes			58,221	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 12th district Democratic primary election, 2016^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Byerly	11,171	77.39%
	Democratic	James "Jay" Willis Sills Jr.	3,263	22.61%
Total votes			14,434	100%

North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2016^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ronald Rabin (incumbent)	45,228	57.50%
	Democratic	Susan Byerly	33,426	42.50%
Total votes			78,654	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 12th district Democratic primary election, 2014^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Langley	4,369	65.77%
	Democratic	James W. Clark	2,274	34.23%
Total votes			6,643	100%

North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2014^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ronald Rabin (incumbent)	26,903	55.96%
	Democratic	Joe Langley	21,169	44.04%
Total votes			48,072	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 12th district Democratic primary election, 2012^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Salmon	8,354	60.52%
	Democratic	James Clark	5,449	39.48%
Total votes			13,803	100%

North Carolina Senate 12th district Republican primary election, 2012^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Davis	5,709	37.91%
	Republican	Ronald Rabin	4,195	27.86%
	Republican	Tim McNeill	3,173	21.07%
	Republican	Daniel Glover	1,983	13.17%
Total votes			15,060	100%

North Carolina Senate 12th district Republican primary run-off election, 2012^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ronald Rabin	2,038	52.30%
	Republican	Don Davis	1,859	47.70%
Total votes			3,897	100%

North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2012^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ronald Rabin	37,809	50.99%
	Democratic	Brad Salmon	36,337	49.01%
Total votes			74,146	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2010^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Rouzer (incumbent)	40,242	69.66%
	Democratic	Jody McLeod	17,525	30.34%
Total votes			57,767	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina Senate 12th district Democratic primary election, 2008^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kay Carroll	16,242	68.87%
	Democratic	Patricia A. Oliver	7,342	31.13%
Total votes			23,584	100%

North Carolina Senate 12th district Republican primary election, 2008^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Rouzer	8,616	67.79%
	Republican	Nena Reeves	4,093	32.21%
Total votes			12,709	100%

North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2008^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Rouzer	44,261	51.93%
	Democratic	Kay Carroll	40,971	48.07%
Total votes			85,232	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2006^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Smith (incumbent)	23,872	64.86%
	Democratic	Sherry M. Altman	12,931	35.14%
Total votes			36,803	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2004^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Smith (incumbent)	48,674	100%
Total votes			48,674	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina Senate 12th district Republican primary run-off election, 2002^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Smith	6,371	80.54%
	Republican	E. Ray Boswell	1,539	19.46%
Total votes			7,910	100%

North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2002^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Smith	26,225	57.67%
	Democratic	Allen Wellons (incumbent)	19,253	42.33%
Total votes			45,478	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2000

North Carolina Senate 12th district Republican primary election, 2000^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Virginia Foxx (incumbent)	8,277	46.08%
	Republican	Phil Berger	5,159	28.72%
	Republican	Jimmy Walker	4,525	25.19%
Total votes			17,961	100%

North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2000^[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Virginia Foxx (incumbent)	65,128	32.25%
	Republican	Phil Berger	58,021	28.73%
	Democratic	Al Wheeler	40,934	20.27%
	Democratic	Vel Pierce	37,867	18.75%
Total votes			201,950	100%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

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References

↑ "State Senate District 12, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
↑ "1992 Senate Base Plan #6" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
↑ "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
↑ "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
↑ "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
↑ "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
↑ "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2022-2 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ "NC State Senate 12 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
↑ "NC State Senate 12". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

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[1] "State Senate District 12, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[2] "1992 Senate Base Plan #6" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[3] "Interim Senate Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Elections" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[4] "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[5] "Rucho Senate 2" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[6] "2018 Senate Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[7] "2019 Senate Consensus Nonpartisan Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[8] "S.L. 2022-2 Senate" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

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v t e Members of the North Carolina State Senate
157th General Assembly (2025–2026) President of the Senate Rachel Hunt (D) President pro tempore Phil Berger (R) Majority Leader Paul Newton (R) Minority Leader Sydney Batch (D)
▌ Bobby Hanig (R) ▌ Norman Sanderson (R) ▌ Bob Brinson (R) ▌ Buck Newton (R) ▌ Kandie Smith (D) ▌ Michael Lazzara (R) ▌ Michael Lee (R) ▌ Bill Rabon (R) ▌ Brent Jackson (R) ▌ Benton Sawrey (R) ▌ Lisa Stone Barnes (R) ▌ Jim Burgin (R) ▌ Lisa Grafstein (D) ▌ Dan Blue (D) ▌ Jay Chaudhuri (D) ▌ Gale Adcock (D) ▌ Sydney Batch (D) ▌ Terence Everitt (D) ▌ Val Applewhite (D) ▌ Natalie Murdock (D) ▌ Tom McInnis (R) ▌ Sophia Chitlik (D) ▌ Graig Meyer (D) ▌ Danny Britt (R) ▌ Amy Galey (R) ▌ Phil Berger (R) ▌ Michael Garrett (D) ▌ Gladys Robinson (D) ▌ Dave Craven (R) ▌ Steve Jarvis (R) ▌ Dana Caudill Jones (R) ▌ Paul Lowe Jr. (D) ▌ Carl Ford (R) ▌ Paul Newton (R) ▌ Todd Johnson (R) ▌ Eddie Settle (R) ▌ Vickie Sawyer (R) ▌ Mujtaba Mohammed (D) ▌ DeAndrea Salvador (D) ▌ Joyce Waddell (D) ▌ Caleb Theodros (D) ▌ Woodson Bradley (D) ▌ Brad Overcash (R) ▌ Ted Alexander (R) ▌ Mark Hollo (R) ▌ Warren Daniel (R) ▌ Ralph Hise (R) ▌ Tim Moffitt (R) ▌ Julie Mayfield (D) ▌ Kevin Corbin (R)
▌ Republican (30) ▌ Democratic (20) North Carolina General Assembly North Carolina House of Representatives North Carolina Senate