Cathy Thorne Bynum
Lost the 2026 race for North Carolina House District 8.
- Last margin
- −42.6
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 1
- 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Every race Bynum has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Bynum won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Lost | Gloristine Brown (D) | 28.7% | D+42.6 | $12.3K | D+27.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
Bynum’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $12.3K
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
What’s next
From campaign filings, not from public statements.
| COMMITTEE TO ELECT CATHY THORNE BYNUM State | Active |
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Who Bynum has run against
- Gloristine Brown (D) · 2026 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)
The seat
- North Carolina House District 8 · lean D+27.1 · 29th most Democratic of 120
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)