US Midterms 2026
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Colby Watson, a Democrat and federal contractor, is his party's nominee for North Carolina's 8th congressional district in 2026 against Republican incumbent Mark Harris.
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The article covers the Union County, NC U.S. House District 8 race between Republican incumbent Mark Harris and Democratic challenger Colby Watson, with Green Party candidate Bo Whitehead also on the ballot.
The article notes that early voting has begun in Richmond County at the new Board of Elections office.
The page is a WSOC TV “The Political Beat Candidate Guide” for North Carolina House District 52, not NC-08.
Alma Adams (D) represents North Carolina’s 12th Congressional District. In the NC-12 race highlighted, she faces Republican challenger Jack Codiga.
AdamsColby Watson is the Democratic candidate running in North Carolina House District 8 (NC-08), which includes a large portion of Mecklenburg County.
AdamsNo story this week names this candidate.
Colby Watson, a federal contractor, is the Democratic nominee for North Carolina's 8th congressional district in 2026. The district includes all of Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly, and Union counties, most of Cabarrus and Robeson counties, and portions of southern Mecklenburg County.
Watson won the Democratic primary with 18,272 votes (47.9%), ahead of community activist Kevin Clark with 37.2% and attorney Jesse Oppenheim, who had withdrawn but remained on the ballot, with 14.9%.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Republican incumbent Mark Harris, who was elected in 2024 with 59.6% of the vote, and Green Party nominee Bo Whitehead, a blue collar worker.
