House districts / North Carolina
North Carolina's 8th congressional district
NC-8. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The new district is close to the 2024 one (under 2% of its area differs).
Fundraising
- Mark E Harris Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.2mSpent $935k · Cash $411k
- Colby Watson Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $58kSpent $53k · Cash $4k
1 other 2026 candidate filed reports (primary candidate). 5 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 40.1% | Trump 58.5% | 1.4% | R+18.4 |
| 2020 | Biden 40.5% | Trump 58.2% | 1.3% | R+17.7 |
| 2016 | Clinton 37.7% | Trump 58.4% | 3.9% | R+20.7 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 765,329 | |
| Adults (18+) | 580,275 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 94.7% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 18.5% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 24.8% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 35.4% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 21.3% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 60.0% | 57.4% |
| Black | 16.6% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 9.7% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 4.0% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 9.7% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 35.0% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $81,221 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2024: redrawn for 2026 North Carolina General Assembly's 2023 map (SB 757) | |||||
| 2024 | Mark Harris Republican | 59.6% | Justin E. Dues Democrat | 40.4% | R+19.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2022 seat count changed from 13 to 14 after the census | |||||
| 2022 | Dan Bishop Republican | 69.9% | Scott Huffman Democrat | 30.1% | R+39.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2020 Harper v. Lewis: remedial map (2019) | |||||
| 2020 | Richard Hudson Republican | 53.3% | Patricia Timmons-Goodson Democrat | 46.7% | R+6.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2016-2018 Harris v. McCrory: remedial map (2016) | |||||
| 2018 | Richard Hudson Republican | 55.3% | Frank McNeill Democrat | 44.7% | R+10.7 |
| 2016 | Richard Hudson Republican | 58.8% | Thomas Mills Democrat | 41.2% | R+17.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2014 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2014 | Richard Hudson Republican | 64.9% | Antonio Blue Democrat | 35.1% | R+29.7 |
| 2012 | Richard Hudson Republican | 53.2% | Larry Kissell Democrat others 1.5% | 45.4% | R+7.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 12 to 13 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Larry Kissell Democrat | 53.0% | Harold Johnson Republican others 3.3% | 43.7% | D+9.3 |
| 2008 | Larry Kissell Democrat | 55.4% | Robert C. "Robin" Hayes Republican | 44.6% | D+10.8 |
| 2006 | Robin Hayes Republican | 50.1% | Larry Kissell Democrat | 49.9% | R+0.3 |
| 2004 | Robert C. (Robin) Hayes Republican | 55.5% | Beth Troutman Democrat | 44.5% | R+11.1 |
| 2002 | Robin Hayes Republican | 53.6% | Chris Kouri Democrat others 1.8% | 44.6% | R+9.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 11 to 12 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Robert C. (Robin) Hayes Republican | 55.0% | Mike Taylor Democrat others 1.0% | 44.0% | R+11.0 |
| 1998 | Robert C. "Robin" Hayes Republican | 50.7% | Mike Taylor Democrat others 1.1% | 48.2% | R+2.5 |
| 1996 | W. G. (Bill) Hefner Democrat | 55.2% | Curtis Blackwood Republican others 1.1% | 43.7% | D+11.5 |
| 1994 | W. G. (Bill) Hefner Democrat | 52.4% | Sherrill Morgan Republican | 47.6% | D+4.8 |
| 1992 | W. G. (Bill) Hefner Democrat | 57.9% | Coy C. Privette Republican others 5.3% | 36.8% | D+21.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | W. G. (Bill) Hefner Democrat | 55.0% | Ted Blanton Republican | 45.0% | D+9.9 |
| 1988 | W. G. (Bill) Hefner Democrat | 51.5% | Ted Blanton Republican | 48.5% | D+3.0 |
| 1986 | W. G. (Bill) Hefner Democrat | 57.9% | William G. Hamby Jr. Republican | 42.1% | D+15.7 |
| 1984 | W.G. (Bill) Hefner Democrat | 50.9% | Harris D. Blake Republican | 49.1% | D+1.7 |
| 1982 | W.G. (Bill) Hefner Democrat | 57.4% | Harris D. Blake Republican others 0.7% | 42.0% | D+15.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | W.G. (Bill) Hefner Democrat | 58.5% | L.E. Harris Republican | 41.5% | D+17.1 |
| 1978 | W. G. (Bill) Hefner Democrat | 59.0% | Roger Lee Austin Republican | 41.0% | D+17.9 |
| 1976 | W. G. (Bill) Hefner Democrat | 65.7% | Carl Eagle Republican others 1.8% | 32.5% | D+33.2 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits