2026 elections · North Carolina

North Carolina U.S. House, district 8

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 3 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Republican

Mark Harris

Raised
$1,166,673
From individuals
$887,194
From PACs and other committees
$245,750
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$534,517
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

9 committees reported giving $20,500 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Democrat

Colby Lawrence Watson

Raised
$53,127
From individuals
$22,917
From PACs and other committees
$1,750
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$25,460
Cash on hand
$7,477
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

2 committees reported giving $7,000 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Green

Bo Whitehead

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)
Mark HarrisRepublican$1,166,673$534,517$0$0
Colby Lawrence WatsonDemocrat$53,127$7,477$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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