Democrat Colby Watson is running for the U.S. House in North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. The official candidate list also lists Republican Mark Harris and Green Party candidate Bo Whitehead.
Background
His campaign biography describes Watson as a husband, father and small business owner raised in Union County. He says he earned a high school diploma through homeschooling and worked in masonry, construction and farming before starting a business.
Policy priorities
On the economy, Watson supports reducing unnecessary barriers for small businesses and skilled trades, encouraging manufacturing and funding apprenticeships and job training. He advocates limits on corporate concentration that reduces competition.
His healthcare page proposes stronger antitrust enforcement, protection for independent practices and rural hospitals, lower prescription costs and reduced administrative overhead.
On housing, he favors stopping large institutional investors from buying residential neighborhoods, easing barriers to construction and supporting first-time buyers and starter homes.
His government reform platform calls for a ban on congressional trading of individual stocks, a constitutional amendment addressing Citizens United, stronger ethics and lobbying rules, and greater campaign finance transparency.
On immigration, Watson favors border technology, infrastructure and staffing; faster legal immigration and asylum processing; and enforcement focused on trafficking, criminal organizations and violent offenders while respecting human rights.
These are Watson’s attributed campaign proposals. Unsupported endorsements and unreconfirmed quotations have been omitted.
