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North Carolina House District 8 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Mark Harris won · 50.4% to 48.6% · Called by AP on Nov 6

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Mark Harris (REP, incumbent), Colby Watson (DEM), Jesse Oppenheim (DEM), Mark Harris (REP). 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Mark Harris (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $1.2M through 2026-10-14 individuals $897K · PACs $250K · party $750 · from the candidate's other committees $86K · cash on hand $411K
Outside spending: $14K supporting Harris · latest reported 2026-09-30
Largest outside spenders: FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND — $14K supporting Harris Largest donors: Michael T Rydin $8.8M (76%), Retired, Retired; HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION $350K (3%); KOMADA, ANNA $253K (2%); Steven Cowles $205K (2%), Retired, Retired; Steven W Corbett $200K (2%)

100 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

AIPAC PAC $10K
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY PAC $1,000
AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $6,000
AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN PAC $8,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC $2,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $4,500
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC $5,000
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB PAC $1,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC (AOA-PAC) $1,500
AMERICAN PRINCIPLES $500
AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $5,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS PAC (ASA PAC) $4,000
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $3,000
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOC PAC (AVMA PAC) $1,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC PAC $2,500
AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INC $2,000
BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC PAC (BLACKROCK PAC) $2,000
BRIAN JACK FOR CONGRESS $2,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY PAC $10K
BUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM $5,000
CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PAC $3,500
COMMITTEE ORGANIZED FOR THE TRADING OF COTTON PAC OF THE AMERICAN COTTON SHIPPERS ASSOCIAT $1,000
COMMITTEE TO ELECT LISA QUALLS $250
CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC. PAC $1,000
COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC $1,000
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC (CIPA PAC) $5,500
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
CVS HEALTH PAC $3,500
DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC $2,000
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE PAC (DUKEPAC) $1,000
DUTY HONOR VICTORY PAC $1,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. PAC $1,000
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
FERT PAC (THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE) $2,000
FIELD OF DREAMS PAC $2,000
FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $2,500
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
FOOD SOLUTIONS ACTION PAC (FSA PAC) $1,000
HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' PAC $1,000
HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND $2,000
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA PAC (ICBA PAC) $1,000
INSURPAC $2,500
INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION PAC (IFDAPAC) $1,000
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING PAC INC $5,000
INTERNATIONAL WAREHOUSE LOGISTICS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE PAC (ICI PAC) $2,500
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
LUCAS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
MASON CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (MACPAC) $1,000
MCDONALDS CORPORATION PAC $1,000
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDS PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS PAC (NABPAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS PAC (BUILD-PAC) $8,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC - RPAC $8,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC - NBWA PAC $5,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION PAC (NCBA-PAC) $5,000
NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL PAC $4,500
NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOC PAC (NCA CANDY PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC) $1,000
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $6,000
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEXTILE ORGANIZATIONS INC PAC $1,000
NATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. PAC (PECAN PAC) $5,000
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FDTN, INC PAC (NSSF PAC) $2,000
NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS PAC $1,000
NC PEANUT GROWERS ASSOC PAC FKA VIRGINIA-CAROLINA'S PEANUT PAC $1,000
NC SOYBEAN PRODUCERS ASSOC INC (NC SOYPAC) $1,000
NCCPAC $2,500
NFIB PAC $1,000
NORCAL WATER JOBS LIBERTY PAC $2,000
NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $2,000
PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS, INC. GOVERNANCE FUND $1,500
PLAINS COTTON GROWERS INC. PAC $1,000
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. PAC; RAI PAC $2,000
RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
RUDY PAC $1,000
SCONNIE PAC $1,000
SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $1,000
SOUTHEAST COTTON COMMITTEE (SECC) SOUTHERN COTTONGROWERS INC/SE COTTON GINNERS ASSN $1,000
SOUTHEASTERN LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOC PAC $1,500
STACIE MCGINN FOR NC SENATE $1,000
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA PAC $500
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE PAC $2,500
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL PAC $7,500
THE GOOD FUND $500
THE PREMIER, INC. EMPLOYEES' CIVIC ACTION FUND $1,000
TRAVIS PAGE FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY $2,000
TRUTH IS MARKETS WORK FUND $2,000
TYSON FOODS INC PAC (TYPAC) $2,000
UNITED STATES PEANUT PAC (US PEANUT PAC) $1,000
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC) $1,000
USA RICE FEDERATION PAC $3,000
VENABLE PAC (VEN-PAC) $1,000
WESTERN PEANUT GROWERS PAC $1,000
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY PAC $1,000
WINE & SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA PAC $1,000
ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC) $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Colby Watson (DEM)

Raised: $58K through 2026-10-14 individuals $27K · PACs $1,750 · party $3,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $25K · cash on hand $4,158
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

4 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

DEM WOMEN OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY $200
PRICE FOR CONGRESS $1,000
SCOTLAND COUNTY DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $50
UNION NC SENIORS $500

All filings at the FEC ↗

Jesse Oppenheim (DEM)

Raised: $314K through 2026-09-30 individuals $275K · PACs $0 · party $6,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $27K · cash on hand $35K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

All filings at the FEC ↗

Mark Harris (REP)

Raised: $1.2M through 2026-10-14 individuals $897K · PACs $250K · party $750 · from the candidate's other committees $86K · cash on hand $411K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: $27K through 2 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $19K from 27 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND — $7,825 from 4 gifts

100 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

AIPAC PAC $10K
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY PAC $1,000
AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $6,000
AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN PAC $8,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC $2,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $4,500
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC $5,000
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB PAC $1,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC (AOA-PAC) $1,500
AMERICAN PRINCIPLES $500
AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $5,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS PAC (ASA PAC) $4,000
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $3,000
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOC PAC (AVMA PAC) $1,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC PAC $2,500
AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INC $2,000
BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC PAC (BLACKROCK PAC) $2,000
BRIAN JACK FOR CONGRESS $2,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY PAC $10K
BUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM $5,000
CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PAC $3,500
COMMITTEE ORGANIZED FOR THE TRADING OF COTTON PAC OF THE AMERICAN COTTON SHIPPERS ASSOCIAT $1,000
COMMITTEE TO ELECT LISA QUALLS $250
CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC. PAC $1,000
COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC $1,000
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC (CIPA PAC) $5,500
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
CVS HEALTH PAC $3,500
DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC $2,000
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE PAC (DUKEPAC) $1,000
DUTY HONOR VICTORY PAC $1,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. PAC $1,000
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
FERT PAC (THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE) $2,000
FIELD OF DREAMS PAC $2,000
FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $2,500
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
FOOD SOLUTIONS ACTION PAC (FSA PAC) $1,000
HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' PAC $1,000
HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND $2,000
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA PAC (ICBA PAC) $1,000
INSURPAC $2,500
INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION PAC (IFDAPAC) $1,000
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING PAC INC $5,000
INTERNATIONAL WAREHOUSE LOGISTICS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE PAC (ICI PAC) $2,500
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
LUCAS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
MASON CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (MACPAC) $1,000
MCDONALDS CORPORATION PAC $1,000
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDS PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS PAC (NABPAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS PAC (BUILD-PAC) $8,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC - RPAC $8,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC - NBWA PAC $5,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION PAC (NCBA-PAC) $5,000
NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL PAC $4,500
NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOC PAC (NCA CANDY PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC) $1,000
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $6,000
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEXTILE ORGANIZATIONS INC PAC $1,000
NATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. PAC (PECAN PAC) $5,000
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FDTN, INC PAC (NSSF PAC) $2,000
NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS PAC $1,000
NC PEANUT GROWERS ASSOC PAC FKA VIRGINIA-CAROLINA'S PEANUT PAC $1,000
NC SOYBEAN PRODUCERS ASSOC INC (NC SOYPAC) $1,000
NCCPAC $2,500
NFIB PAC $1,000
NORCAL WATER JOBS LIBERTY PAC $2,000
NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $2,000
PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS, INC. GOVERNANCE FUND $1,500
PLAINS COTTON GROWERS INC. PAC $1,000
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. PAC; RAI PAC $2,000
RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
RUDY PAC $1,000
SCONNIE PAC $1,000
SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $1,000
SOUTHEAST COTTON COMMITTEE (SECC) SOUTHERN COTTONGROWERS INC/SE COTTON GINNERS ASSN $1,000
SOUTHEASTERN LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOC PAC $1,500
STACIE MCGINN FOR NC SENATE $1,000
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA PAC $500
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE PAC $2,500
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL PAC $7,500
THE GOOD FUND $500
THE PREMIER, INC. EMPLOYEES' CIVIC ACTION FUND $1,000
TRAVIS PAGE FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY $2,000
TRUTH IS MARKETS WORK FUND $2,000
TYSON FOODS INC PAC (TYPAC) $2,000
UNITED STATES PEANUT PAC (US PEANUT PAC) $1,000
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC) $1,000
USA RICE FEDERATION PAC $3,000
VENABLE PAC (VEN-PAC) $1,000
WESTERN PEANUT GROWERS PAC $1,000
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY PAC $1,000
WINE & SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA PAC $1,000
ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC) $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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