Mark Harris
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 20% from PACs and 79% from individuals.
79% individuals20% PACs1% other
$990K
raised
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North Carolina · U.S. House · District 08 · 2026
North Carolina District 08 House race
General election in 53 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · North Carolina District 08 House race
Mark Harris leads the field on money raised.
Candidates in the North Carolina District 08 House race, 2026 report raising $2.3M between them. Mark Harris reports $990,282 and Mark Harris reports $990,282, a gap of $0. Of what Mark Harris reports, 79% came from individuals and 20% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
Mark Harris
RR · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 20% from PACs and 79% from individuals.
79% individuals20% PACs1% other
$990K
raised
JO
Jesse Oppenheim
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 88% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
88% individuals0% PACs12% other
$314K
raised
CW
Colby Watson
DD · challenger
26% from individuals, 2% from PACs, and 72% from other sources.
26% individuals2% PACs72% other
$40K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$22K
Real Estate & Construction$17K
Agriculture$13K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Banking & Financial$8K
Insurance$6K
Retail & Consumer$5K
Foreign-policy advocacy$5K
Health & Pharma$4K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$13K
- BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN PAC · pac$9K
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$8K
- CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC · pac$6K
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$5K
- AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) · pac$5K
- INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC · pac$5K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
17%80%
17% PACs80% individuals3% other
The incumbent's record
Mark Harris is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$2.8M
$484K - $5.0M.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- House Committee on Agriculture
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$22K
Real Estate & Construction$17K
Agriculture$13K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Banking & Financial$8K
Insurance$6K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Mark Harris R · incumbent | vs | Mark Harris R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $990K | Raised | $990K |
| $518K | Cash on hand | $518K |
| 20% | From PACs | 20% |
| 79% | From individuals | 79% |
| Real Estate & Construction | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |