North Carolina U.S. House District 8

The count.

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Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• FREEDOM CAUCUS FUNDHybrid PAC (super PAC account)97% of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats$14K for Mark E Harris

Each campaign.

• Mark E HarrisFEC filing: Mark E Harris · H4NC08066 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Mark Harris

  In the U.S. House (NC-8) since 2025 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 3 committees: Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Judiciary · 7 subcommittees
  • 87 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 1 committee reported outside spending for or against them

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H4NC08066) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

  Raised

  $1.2M

  Spent

  $935K

  Cash on hand

  $411K

  • Individuals 78% $897K
  • PACs & other committees 22% $251K
  • Party committees <0.1% $750
  • Other receipts 0.4% $4,126

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $86K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $14K supporting · $0 opposing ($8,559 of it designated for the general election)

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. FREEDOM CAUCUS FUNDHybrid PAC (super PAC account)97% of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats $14K

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC of James D. Jordan $10K
  2. AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership group PAC $9,994
  3. BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)Trade association PAC · National Association Of Home Builders $8,500

  Where the money went $318K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $318K of the $935K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 0.6% $1,886
  • Consultants & strategy 12% $37K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 54% $170K
  • Travel, meals & events 18% $58K
  • Office, technology & overhead 1% $3,146
  • Legal & compliance 11% $36K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 3% $10K
  • Other or unclassified 0.6% $1,920

  Largest payees

  1. TAG LLC $65K
  2. THE WHILLIER GROUP $41K
  3. ENDGAME CONSULTING, LLC $37K
  4. J-BOOKS SERVICES, INC $21K
  5. THE CAPITOL HILL CLUB $14K

  Paid to individuals: $49K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 7, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (378 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Mark E HarrisFEC filing: Mark E Harris · H6NC09200 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Mark Harris

  In the U.S. House (NC-8) since 2025 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 3 committees: Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Judiciary · 7 subcommittees
  • 87 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 1 committee reported outside spending for or against them

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H6NC09200) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

  Raised

  $1.2M

  Spent

  $935K

  Cash on hand

  $411K

  • Individuals 78% $897K
  • PACs & other committees 22% $251K
  • Party committees <0.1% $750
  • Other receipts 0.4% $4,126

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $86K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN PACLeadership PAC of Jeff Crank $8,500
  2. AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PACMembership group PAC · American Sugar Cane League Of USA, Inc $3,000
  3. THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEECorporate PAC · The Cigna Group $2,500

  Where the money went $318K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $318K of the $935K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 0.6% $1,886
  • Consultants & strategy 12% $37K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 54% $170K
  • Travel, meals & events 18% $58K
  • Office, technology & overhead 1% $3,146
  • Legal & compliance 11% $36K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 3% $10K
  • Other or unclassified 0.6% $1,920

  Largest payees

  1. TAG LLC $65K
  2. THE WHILLIER GROUP $41K
  3. ENDGAME CONSULTING, LLC $37K
  4. J-BOOKS SERVICES, INC $21K
  5. THE CAPITOL HILL CLUB $14K

  Paid to individuals: $49K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 7, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (378 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Jesse OppenheimFEC filing: Jesse Oppenheim · H6NC08194 ↗

  Raised

  $314K

  Spent

  $280K

  Cash on hand

  $35K

  • Individuals 88% $275K
  • Party committees 2% $6,000
  • Candidate's own money & loans 8% $27K
  • Other receipts 2% $6,246

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $238K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $238K of the $280K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 29, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 9% $21K
  • Consultants & strategy 22% $52K
  • Staff & payroll 26% $62K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 6% $13K
  • Polling, research & data 3% $6,000
  • Travel, meals & events 0.6% $1,405
  • Office, technology & overhead 17% $40K
  • Legal & compliance 18% $42K
  • Other or unclassified 0.2% $582

  Largest payees

  1. GUSTO $60K
  2. JUVEN CAPITOL STRATEGIES $41K
  3. NGP VAN INC. $24K
  4. BLUE WAVE POLITICAL PARTNERS $19K
  5. GOODMAN CAMPAIGNS LLC $18K

  Paid to individuals: $30K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jul 13, 2025 to Sep 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (181 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Colby WatsonFEC filing: Colby Watson · H6NC08202 ↗

  Raised

  $58K

  Spent

  $53K

  Cash on hand

  $4,158

  • Individuals 48% $27K
  • PACs & other committees 3% $1,750
  • Party committees 5% $3,000
  • Candidate's own money & loans 44% $25K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. PRICE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee $1,000

  Where the money went $52K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 45% $23K
  • Consultants & strategy 2% $800
  • Fundraising & processing fees 1% $746
  • Polling, research & data 6% $3,000
  • Office, technology & overhead 2% $919
  • Legal & compliance 15% $7,990
  • Other or unclassified 29% $15K

  Largest payees

  1. SCALE TO WIN $15K
  2. MINT HILL EXPRESS $8,671
  3. SIGNS ON THE CHEAP $4,604
  4. NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PARTY $3,000
  5. MINUTEMAN PRESS $2,918

  Paid to individuals: $8,910, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Sep 12, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (66 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Justin Bunting, Kevin Roy Clark, Robert W Whitehead.