North Carolina 8th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

R★Mark HarrisIncumbent
$1.02M
+$13K for
DColby Watson
$40K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Mark Harris	R	$1,019,134	$13,437	$0	1%
Colby Watson	D	$39,569	$0	$0	25%

$1.06M

Raised by candidates

$646K

Spent by candidates

$13K

Outside spending

1 spender

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Mark Harris (R)	$1.02M	$786K	$200K	1%	84%	$609K	507
Colby Watson (D)	$40K	$10K	$700	25%	100%	$37K	10

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND C00552851	Mark Harris	Support	$13K 11 filings		—

Candidates

Mark Harris

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $1.02M
Small-dollar: 1%
In-state: 84%
Outside for / against: $13K / $0

Backed by Elon Musk Backed by Stephen Schwarzman Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Realtors PAC money Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Colby Watson

D Democrat

Raised: $40K
Small-dollar: 25%
In-state: 100%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.