Republican incumbent Mark Harris holds a commanding position in North Carolina's 8th congressional district heading into the November 2026 general election, with the race rated solid or safe Republican by major forecasters. Harris advanced unopposed through the March primary, while Democrat Colby Watson secured the nomination after defeating primary challengers. The district's R+10 partisan lean and Harris's 2024 performance exceeding 59 percent underpin trader consensus favoring the Republican outcome at 88.5 percent. No significant polling shifts, candidate withdrawals, or late developments have altered this positioning in recent months, leaving limited pathways for Democratic gains absent major unforeseen events before Election Day.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedNC-08 House Election Winner
NC-08 House Election Winner
$22,627 Vol.
$22,627 Vol.
Nov 2, 2026
Republican Party
89%
Democratic Party
11%
$22,627 Vol.
$22,627 Vol.
Nov 2, 2026
Republican Party
$8,984 Vol.
89%
Democratic Party
$13,643 Vol.
11%
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the NC-08 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).Republican incumbent Mark Harris holds a commanding position in North Carolina's 8th congressional district heading into the November 2026 general election, with the race rated solid or safe Republican by major forecasters. Harris advanced unopposed through the March primary, while Democrat Colby Watson secured the nomination after defeating primary challengers. The district's R+10 partisan lean and Harris's 2024 performance exceeding 59 percent underpin trader consensus favoring the Republican outcome at 88.5 percent. No significant polling shifts, candidate withdrawals, or late developments have altered this positioning in recent months, leaving limited pathways for Democratic gains absent major unforeseen events before Election Day.
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the NC-08 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
Market Opened: Jan 28, 2026, 11:10 AM ET
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$22,627End Date
Nov 3, 2026Market Opened
Jan 28, 2026, 11:10 AM ETResolver
0x2F5e3684c...This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the NC-08 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).Republican incumbent Mark Harris holds a commanding position in North Carolina's 8th congressional district heading into the November 2026 general election, with the race rated solid or safe Republican by major forecasters. Harris advanced unopposed through the March primary, while Democrat Colby Watson secured the nomination after defeating primary challengers. The district's R+10 partisan lean and Harris's 2024 performance exceeding 59 percent underpin trader consensus favoring the Republican outcome at 88.5 percent. No significant polling shifts, candidate withdrawals, or late developments have altered this positioning in recent months, leaving limited pathways for Democratic gains absent major unforeseen events before Election Day.
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the NC-08 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
Volume
$22,627End Date
Nov 3, 2026Market Opened
Jan 28, 2026, 11:10 AM ETResolver
0x2F5e3684c...Republican incumbent Mark Harris holds a commanding position in North Carolina's 8th congressional district heading into the November 2026 general election, with the race rated solid or safe Republican by major forecasters. Harris advanced unopposed through the March primary, while Democrat Colby Watson secured the nomination after defeating primary challengers. The district's R+10 partisan lean and Harris's 2024 performance exceeding 59 percent underpin trader consensus favoring the Republican outcome at 88.5 percent. No significant polling shifts, candidate withdrawals, or late developments have altered this positioning in recent months, leaving limited pathways for Democratic gains absent major unforeseen events before Election Day.
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