North Carolina · U.S. House · District 08 · 2026

North Carolina District 08 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · North Carolina District 08 House race

Mark Harris leads the field on money raised.

Republican Mark Harris leads the field with about $990K raised.

Jesse Oppenheim reports 88% of campaign money from individuals.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Mark Harris

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 20% from PACs and 79% from individuals.

79% individuals20% PACs1% other

$990K

raised

Mark Harris

R · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 20% from PACs and 79% from individuals.

79% individuals20% PACs1% other

$990K

raised

Jesse Oppenheim

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 88% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

88% individuals0% PACs12% other

$314K

raised

Colby Watson

D · 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$100K

Real Estate & Construction$50K

Banking & Financial$24K

Agriculture$19K

Ideological / Leadership$10K

Transportation$7K

Insurance$6K

Retail & Consumer$5K

Foreign-policy advocacy$5K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

BULLINGTON CONSTRUCTION · company$27K
NO EMPLOYER · company$19K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$13K
NJR GROUP · company$11K
BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
POWERS GREAT AMERICAN MIDWAYS · company$10K
AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN PAC · pac$9K
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$8K

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

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$100K

Real Estate & Construction$50K

Banking & Financial$24K

Agriculture$19K

Ideological / Leadership$10K

Transportation$7K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

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