Watson to walk across 8th district in U.S. House campaign
Walking 25 miles per day to bring awareness to U.S. House run
LUMBERTON — Most candidates say they’re running for office. Colby Watson is walking for it.
Watson, a Democrat who is running for the U.S. House of Representatives seat for North Carolina’s Eighth District in 2026, will walk across the district next week in an effort to bring awareness to his campaign. The walk will start Monday in Lumberton.
“I will be using this walk as an opportunity to raise awareness for different issues,” Watson said. “One of the goals of this walk was to show my commitment to this district. Whether you’re Republican, Democrat, independent, I’m really here for unity and I’m here for progress. I hope that I can play a part in healing the wounds of our political landscape. That is a big driver behind it was well — we’re not really making progress in this country because we’re so divided.”
Watson, who lives in Monroe, will walk approximately 25 miles per day across the district, which stretches from Lumbe…