North Carolina’s 8th District

U.S. House · NC-8

Election day November 3, 2026 · forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Republicans a 88% chance of winning, with an average lead of 10.3 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 25%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

	Republican	Democrat
NC-8	54.6%	45.4%
National averageUnited States	44.2%+10.4	54.5%−9.1

Simple average of the 435 districts, not weighted by population.

Projection track

Latino citizens aged 18 and over	5.4% (± 0.2)

Share of all citizens aged 18 and over (ACS 2020–2024 estimate). Not a share of registered or actual voters.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, citizen voting-age population by race and ethnicity, ACS 2020–2024, 119th Congress districts

Mark Harris · Republican

Held March 3, 2026 · Official source

Democratic primary	Colby Watson	47.9%	18,272 votes
Republican primary	Mark Harris	0.0%

Who's running

Candidates for the upcoming election.

The Republicans won by 19.3 points.

Our current projection: the Republicans ahead by 10.3 points.

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.