Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Mark Harris

Official portrait of Mark Harris
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for North Carolina’s 8th district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Indian Trail, NC
Born
1966
In Congress
House since 2025 · 1 year in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
HARRIS, MARK E
Next election
Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of North Carolina with the current district highlighted

North Carolina, District 8

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · North Carolina District 8Open seatWon the general election (59.6%)

FEC candidate ID H4NC08066 · Principal campaign committee: MARK HARRIS FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · North Carolina District 8$1,238,724.33General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · North Carolina District 8$837,984.14Won the general election (59.6%)
Total raised$837,984.14
Total spent$730,451.42
Cash on hand$107,532.72
Debts owed by the campaign$30,000.00
Loans from the candidate$75,000.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $583,022.33PACs and other committees: $176,025.00Party committees: $2,800.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $76,088.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $48.81
  • Individual contributions$583,022.3370%
  • PACs and other committees$176,025.0021%
  • Party committees$2,800.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$76,088.009%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$48.810%

Self-funding: $76,088.00 (9% of money raised): $1,088.00 given and $75,000.00 lent by the candidate. $45,000.00 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

7 committees reported giving $17,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Mark E Harris$0.26
  • Independent expenditures opposing Mark E Harris$0.00

FEC totals for the 2024 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

The race

North Carolina U.S. House, District 8, 2024 · 7 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Mark E Harris (R)$837,984.14$107,532.722024-12-31
John R Bradford III (R)$2,046,259.12$0.002024-12-31
Allan Baucom (R)$1,395,025.00$7,772.592024-12-31
James Daniel Bishop (R)$324,587.12$37,108.342024-12-31
Leigh Brown (R)$156,928.15$10,165.672024-12-31
Don Brown (R)$90,297.91$840.612024-12-31
Chris Maples (R)$26,360.00$0.002024-03-22

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RNovember 10, 2023
  • Inside ElectionsSolid ROctober 27, 2023
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe ROctober 26, 2023
  • Elections DailySafe ROctober 26, 2023
  • CNalysisSolid RNovember 16, 2023
  • Decision Desk HQSafe RJune 1, 2024

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: MARK HARRIS FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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