North Carolina District 8, U.S. House
District lines changed for 2026. North Carolina Session Law 2025-95
Candidates on the certified ballot
| Candidate | Grade | Party | Status |
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| Mark Harris | F | Republican | Incumbent |
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| Colby Watson | Democratic | Challenger | |
| Bo Whitehead | Green | Challenger | |
Alphabetical by surname.
Money
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | From individuals | Organizations & tribes | From PACs | Outside spending (for / against) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Harris | $1M | $518Kas of June 30, 2026 | $785K | $9K | $240K | $14K / $0 |
| Colby Watson | $28K | $7Kas of September 30, 2026 | $23K | $250 | $5K | $0 / $0 |
| Bo Whitehead | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2026 cycle, per FEC filings. The thin bars compare candidates within this race. Raised covers the 2026 cycle. Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier campaigns. “—”: no FEC financial report on file for this candidate.
Sources
- FEC bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball), candidate-committee linkages (ccl), committees (cm), candidates (cn), individual contributions (indiv), committee contributions (pas2), independent expenditures (schedule_e). Files dated October 4, 2026 to October 14, 2026. Money is computed with the same functions as member pages. FEC bulk data
- Grades and member records: Congress.gov roll-call votes, YourRepRecord grades computed October 16, 2026. Congress.gov
- Candidate list: North Carolina State Board of Elections, fetched October 6, 2026. official list
- District lines: North Carolina Session Law 2025-95.
- State election office websites: the USA.gov state election office directory, fetched October 9, 2026. USA.gov