Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Colby Watson

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · North Carolina District 8
Filing address
Monroe, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
WATSON, COLBY
Next election
Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of North Carolina with the 2026 district highlighted

North Carolina, District 8

DemocraticU.S. House · North Carolina District 8ChallengerGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H6NC08202 · Principal campaign committee: COLBY WATSON FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$57,590.37
Total spent$53,437.30
Cash on hand$4,158.07
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, 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: $27,380.37PACs and other committees: $1,750.00Party committees: $3,000.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $25,460.00
  • Individual contributions$27,380.3748%
  • PACs and other committees$1,750.003%
  • Party committees$3,000.005%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$25,460.0044%

Self-funding: $25,460.00 (44% of money raised): $25,460.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$14,772.8864%
  • Contributions over $200$8,144.0036%
  • Itemized from inside North Carolina$9,860.0099%
  • Itemized from other states$100.001%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$14K$0 OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $1,000.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $516.75YEAR-END: raised $6,610.00YEAR-END: spent $6,238.42PRE-PRIMARY: raised $8,015.64PRE-PRIMARY: spent $6,865.90APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $13,476.16APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $13,650.24JULY QUARTERLY: raised $10,467.65JULY QUARTERLY: spent $9,960.28OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $13,557.43OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $8,423.452025-092025-122026-022026-032026-062026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $1,000.00 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.

The race

North Carolina U.S. House, District 8, 2026 · 7 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Colby Watson (D)$57,590.37$4,158.072026-10-14
Mark E Harris (R)$1,238,724.33$411,263.592026-10-14
Mark E Harris (R)$1,238,724.33$411,263.592026-10-14
Jesse Oppenheim (D)$314,099.20$34,581.102026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RApril 10, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina (retrieved October 22, 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: COLBY WATSON FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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