| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 9 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Brent Jackson |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Autryville |
| Percent White: | 58 |
| Percent Black: | 22 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 15 |
| Percent Asian: | 1 |
| Percent Native American: | 1 |
| Percent Multiracial: | 3 |
| Population: | 205,782 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 9th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Brent Jackson since 2023.[1]
Since 2023, the district has included all of Jones, Duplin, Pender, and Bladen counties, as well as most of Sampson County. The district overlaps with the 4th, 12th, 16th, and 22nd state house districts.
| Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | William Jackson Blanchard | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975 | 1973–1983 All of Johnston and Sampson counties.[2] | |||
| align=left | Edward Renfrow | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1981 | ||||
| align=left | Robert Warren Sr. | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1981 – January 1, 1983 | Redistricted to the 15th district. | |||
| align=left | Vernon White | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985 | Redistricted from the 6th district. | 1983–1993 Parts of Pitt, Beaufort, and Martin counties.[3] | ||
| align=left | Thomas Fleming Taft | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1991 | ||||
| Edward Warren | Democratic | January 1, 1991 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 3rd district and retired. | |||||
| 1993–2003 Parts of Lenoir, Pitt, Beaufort, and Martin counties.[4] | ||||||||
| align=left | Patrick Ballantine | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – April 20, 2004 | Redistricted from the 4th district. Resigned to run for Governor. | 2003–2013 All of New Hanover County.[5] [6] | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | April 20, 2004 - May 5, 2004 | ||||||
| align=left | Woody White | Republican | nowrap | May 5, 2004 – January 1, 2005 | Appointed to finish Ballantine's term. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Julia Boseman | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2011 | Retired to run for New Hanover County district court judge. | |||
| Thom Goolsby | Republican | January 1, 2011 – August 4, 2014 | Resigned. | |||||
| 2013–2023 Part of New Hanover County.[7] [8] [9] | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | August 4, 2014 – August 18, 2014 | ||||||
| align=left | Michael Lee | Republican | nowrap | August 18, 2014 – January 1, 2019 | Appointed to finish Goolsby's term. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Harper Peterson | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2021 | Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Michael Lee | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2021 – January 1, 2023 | Redistricted to the 7th district. | |||
| align=left | Brent Jackson | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2023 – Present | Redistricted from the 10th district. | 2023–Present All of Jones, Duplin, Pender, and Bladen counties. Most of Sampson County.[10] | ||