Race

U.S. House, North Carolina 8th District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.8

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Mark Harris1RepublicanIncumbent$1.2M$740K$535K$13K$0
Mark Harris2RepublicanChallenger$1.2M$740K$535K$0$0
Jesse Oppenheim3DemocratChallenger$314K$280K$35K$0$0
Colby Watson4DemocratChallenger$53K$46K$7,477$0$0
Justin Bunting5DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Kevin Roy Clark6DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Robert W Whitehead7GreenChallenger$0$0$0$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Mark E Harrishttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4NC08066/
    H4NC08066
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Mark E Harrishttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NC09200/
    H6NC09200
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Jesse Oppenheimhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NC08194/
    H6NC08194
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Colby Watsonhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NC08202/
    H6NC08202
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Justin Buntinghttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NC08152/
    H6NC08152
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: Kevin Roy Clarkhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NC08186/
    H6NC08186
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Robert W Whiteheadhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NC08210/
    H6NC08210
  8. 8
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record