O-Score proof
AP calls North Carolina’s 8th District for Republican Mark Harris
8O-Score8 · Barely covered1 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 6 · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 6, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- O-Score check: 8 (Barely covered) · 1 of 13 outlets counted
- Published
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 1 (1 with an outlet date we have not verified: AP; counted, flagged).
- 1 found → O-Score 8 (Barely covered). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered ← this story | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: AP is counted: the AP copy on WTOP and the Las Vegas Sun was opened and is dated Nov. 6; AP’s own page is blocked (403), so only its own-site publication date is unverified. A Washington Post North Carolina roundup could be only partly opened and is not counted, so the score is provisional. Other outlets were checked by Google News and Bing News headline search; ABC News returned no results.
Checked Nov 6, 2026, 9:17 PM ET · search window: 40 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Found: Republican Mark Harris wins reelection to U.S. House in North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District (2026-11-06 (republisher-verified)) | |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found |
Related coverage, not counted
The Washington Post: Republicans in North Carolina lose 4 more House seats as GOP wipeout spreads (2026-11-06 3:42 p.m. EST (page dateline; URL path 2026/11/05)). Partly opened Nov 6 (9:19 PM ET): only the headline and opening could be read. The opening covers four other North Carolina Republicans who lost; whether Harris is mentioned could not be verified. Published Nov. 6 at 3:42 p.m. EST, before AP’s call. Not counted; because its content is unverified, this score is provisional.
Pickups
We published: Nov 6, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2026, 9:17 PM ET | initial | 8 Barely covered | 1 | No change |
Search terms
“Mark Harris”, “Harris Colby Watson”, “North Carolina 8th Congressional District”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.