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North Carolina District 08 candidates

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North Carolina District 08 roster

North Carolina District 08 lists 8 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 4
  • Republican: 2
  • GRE: 1
  • Green: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 8

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seenRoster sourceDocument dateRetrieved
Bo WhiteheadGREchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111September 6, 2026June 21, 2026July 31, 2026s3.amazonaws.comOctober 13, 2026October 17, 2026
Brianna PrinceRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC081782026206206206October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Colby WatsonDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC082022026151515October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026s3.amazonaws.comOctober 13, 2026October 17, 2026
Jesse OppenheimDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC081942026999October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Justin BuntingDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC081522026105105105October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Kevin Roy ClarkDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC081862026161616October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Mark E HarrisRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC0920020261,7821,7821,782October 24, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026s3.amazonaws.comOctober 13, 2026October 17, 2026
Robert W WhiteheadGreenchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NC082102026444October 6, 2026May 30, 2026October 6, 2026

Election dates

  • Certified 2026 general-election list for North Carolina District 08: 3 rows from s3.amazonaws.com. Document date October 13, 2026. Retrieved October 17, 2026.

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for Bo Whitehead, Brianna Prince, Colby Watson, Jesse Oppenheim, Justin Bunting, Kevin Roy Clark, Mark E Harris, and Robert W Whitehead.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for Brianna Prince, Colby Watson, Jesse Oppenheim, Justin Bunting, Kevin Roy Clark, Mark E Harris, and Robert W Whitehead.
  • 8 of 8 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 8 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from September 6, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 8 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 7 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from October 6, 2026 to October 18, 2026.

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Sources

  • 2026 certified nominees 3 rows for North Carolina District 08 are in the certified 2026 general-election dataset.
  • Research methodology North Carolina District 08 cites 7 FEC candidate ids, 8 stored source times, and 3 certified roster rows.
  • Trust and corrections Corrections for public records cited on North Carolina District 08.

Bo Whitehead

GRE · US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 08

Brianna Prince

Republican · U.S. House

Colby Watson

Democrat · U.S. House

Jesse Oppenheim

Democrat · U.S. House

Justin Bunting

Democrat · U.S. House

Kevin Roy Clark

Democrat · U.S. House

Mark E Harris

Republican · U.S. House

Robert W Whitehead

Green · U.S. House

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