North Carolina's 8th District: 2026 result
Official resultsHarris (R) 50.4%, Watson (D) 48.6%.
Mark Harris (Republican) won North Carolina's 8th District in the 3 November 2026 election, with 50.4% of the vote to Colby Watson's 48.6%, a margin of 1.8 points (5,179 votes). The seat stays Republican. Count as of November 11 at 2:47 PM EST, official results.
What stands out in NC-8
from the count and past results- New lines: North Carolina redrew its congressional districts for 2026, so this result is not compared with the 2024 result under the old map.
- Decided by 1.8 points (5,179 votes): the 22nd closest House race of 2026 among the 261 with a vote count.
- Cook Partisan Voting Index for the district, on its 2026 lines: R+10.
- Republican hold: the incumbent, Mark Harris, was re-elected.
North Carolina's 8th District: candidates and votes
Official resultsGeneral election, 3 November 2026 · as of November 11 at 2:47 PM EST
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Harris · incumbent | Republican | 147,094 | 50.4 |
| Colby Watson | Democratic | 141,915 | 48.6 |
| Bo Whitehead | Green | 2,890 | 1.0 |
| Total | 291,899 | 100.0 |
NC-8 in 2024
new lines for 2026North Carolina's congressional districts changed for 2026. The district numbered 8 in 2024 covered a different area, so its 2024 results are not set beside this one.
Related races
- North Carolina: every 2026 House district, the delegation before and after
- Other districts in North Carolina: NC-1, NC-2, NC-3, NC-4, NC-5, NC-6, NC-7, NC-9, NC-10, NC-11, NC-12, NC-13, NC-14
- North Carolina Senate race · Roy Cooper (D)
- Closest House races: MN-1 (0.1), NC-5 (0.1), NC-3 (0.1), TN-4 (0.2), FL-27 (0.4)
- House results 2026: every race
Sources
- Votes and candidates: Wikipedia, 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina (revision 1385079227, November 11 at 2:47 PM EST), which cites the state election office and AP race calls.
- Race call and incumbent: Wikipedia, 2026 United States House of Representatives elections (revision 1385103391). A race is shown as called only when that article marks a winner.
- Text and figures from Wikipedia are available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Results are unofficial until the state certifies them; this page updates with the source.