Bo
Whitehead
Bo Whitehead is the Green Party candidate for U.S. House NC-8 in 2026, running against incumbent Republican Mark Harris.
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Background
Bo Whitehead is the North Carolina Green Party candidate for U.S. House District 8 in 2026, running against incumbent Republican Mark Harris and Democrat Colby Watson. 123 He currently works as a warehouse supervisor in Pineville, NC, where he has resided since March 2023, having relocated from rural Georgia. 12
Before entering politics, Whitehead held a variety of working-class jobs, including custodian, gas-station attendant, deli worker, auto-parts representative and delivery driver, dump-truck driver, hazardous-chemical transport expert and trainer, and shipping loader. He also worked in Georgia's chalk-mining industry before transitioning to warehouse work in North Carolina. 12 He was homeschooled, earned a GED, and holds CDL and hazardous-material transport certifications. 2
Whitehead has no prior elected-office experience. He is not the incumbent in this race. 2511
At a glance
- Party
- Green
- Running for
- U.S. House · District 8, North Carolina
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
- Current office
- Warehouse Supervisor
- Website
- whiteheadforcongressnc.carrd.co(opens in a new tab)
Where they stand
Each position links to the page it was drawn from. Quotes are verbatim.
Timeline
- Sep 24filingWhitehead listed on NC certified general-election ballot as Green Party candidate for NC-08
A candidate profile citing North Carolina's certified general-election candidate list records Bo Whitehead as running as a Green Party candidate for U.S. House District 8 on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot, with Sept. 24 given as the date of the certified-list entry.
Bo Whitehead (I) — U.S. Representative, NC-08 | 2026 profile · Sep 24, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Sep 22endorsementWhitehead states he has full endorsement of the North Carolina Green Party
In the same WFAE questionnaire published Sept. 22, Whitehead stated: 'I have the full endorsement of The North Carolina Green Party.' No separate date for the endorsement itself was provided by the source.
US House of Representatives NC 8 Candidates · Sep 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Sep 22newsBo Whitehead publishes policy positions in WFAE candidate questionnaire
In a questionnaire published by WFAE on Sept. 22, 2026, Whitehead outlined positions including a $25/hr minimum wage, universal healthcare, abolishing ICE, a national moratorium on data centers, bans on realistic AI-generated media and license-plate-reader cameras, and strict limits on AI use in employment and education.
US House of Representatives NC 8 Candidates · Sep 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Endorsements
- North Carolina Green Party organizationWhitehead stated 'I have the full endorsement of The North Carolina Green Party' in response to WFAE's candidate questionnaire. The NC Green Party's candidate page also lists him as its candidate for US House, District 8. The date reflects the WFAE publication date; the exact date of the endorsement is not specified in the sources. wfae.org · Sep 22, 2026
Campaign finance
Totals filed with the Federal Election Commission for the 2026 election cycle.
- Raised
- $0
- Spent
- $0
- Cash on hand
- $0
Reporting date not available. ↳ FEC record H6NC08210(opens in a new tab)
Sources 4
- [1] Bo Whitehead — official campaign website(opens in a new tab) Oct 3, 2026
- [2] Bo Whitehead (I) — U.S. Representative, NC-08 | 2026 profile(opens in a new tab) Sep 24, 2026
- [3] U.S. House of Representatives NC 8 Candidates(opens in a new tab) Sep 22, 2026
- [4] US House of Representatives NC 8 Candidates(opens in a new tab) Sep 22, 2026