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2026 North Carolina District 8 House Election

Mark Harris (R)

About this race

This district usually votes strongly Republican. Mark Harris, a Republican, shows a record of donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, but the exact amount is still being confirmed.

Key issues in North Carolina

Major issues facing North Carolina, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Mark Harris Republican Nominee

AIPAC-linkedamount under verification
FundVoter lists an AIPAC-linked FEC record for this candidate; the dollar amount is still under verification.
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,019,134 raised · $608,814 spent · $517,853 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: America First: border security, pro-growth economy, strong military, veterans, traditional family values.

Colby Watson Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$53,127 raised · $45,655 spent · $7,477 cash on hand through Sep 30, 2026
Focus: Housing and homeownership, health care, fighting corruption, and a fair economy

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Sep 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Mark Harris RColby Watson D
Raised$1M$53K
Individuals$786K77%$23K43%
PACs & parties$200K20%$5K9%
Self-funded$0$25K48%
Other$33K3%$0
AIPAC-linked*——
Outside spending†——

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Mark Harris 497 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.0M
Campaign spent$609K
Cash on hand$518K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals77%
PACs / committees20%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$12K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Individual$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Organization$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$6K
  • Individual$6K
  • Individual$6K
  • Trade association PAC$6K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Cooperative PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • AIPAC's PAC$5K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K

Showing the 50 biggest of 497 donors. The other 447 gave $544K combined.

Plus $76K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Mark Harris’s full FEC filings →

Colby Watson 10 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$53K
Campaign spent$46K
Cash on hand$7K
FEC 2026 through 09/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals43%
PACs / committees9%
Self-funding48%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Self-funded$25K
  • Individual$1K
  • Candidate committee$1K
  • Individual$750
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$350
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$100
  • Individual$100

Plus $7K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Colby Watson’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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