North Carolina's 7th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
David Rouzer won re-election by 0.8 points over Kimberly Hardy.
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two sides on one scale: their campaigns, and outside groups spending for them or against their opponent.
Top funders
Outside groups and direct contributors, ranked by what they put in; the color shows which candidate it helps.
| DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSFor Rouzer | $150.6K |
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026. Outside spending: independent expenditures by super PACs, parties and other groups, primary and general, as reported to the FEC through Nov 1, 2026, updated Nov 3, 2026. It leaves out spending not reported as independent expenditures (most issue ads and much dark money), so it understates all outside money.
Source: FEC campaign filings; FEC independent expendituresUpdated Nov 3, 2026, 1:05 AM ET
Polls against the result
The final average had Rouzer ahead by 7.0. Rouzer won by 0.8: a 6.2-point miss toward Republicans.
- Poll with Hardy ahead
- Poll with Rouzer ahead
- Final polling average
- Result
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Hardy | Rouzer | Margin | Adjusted | Miss vs result | Grade | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling for Kimberly Hardy's campaignD-sponsoredMain question · in average | Aug 19–Aug 20 | 517 RV | 43 | 49 | R+6 | R+7.0 | −5.2 | B+ | drive.google.com ↗ |
| Public Policy Polling for Kimberly Hardy's campaignD-sponsoredfield: Hardy, Abu-Ghazalah, Rouzer | Aug 19–Aug 20 | 517 RV | 39 | 45 | R+6 | — | −5.2 | B+ | drive.google.com ↗ |
Adjusted: after correcting for the pollster's house effect and likely-voter screens. Miss: the poll's margin minus the result; + means the poll leaned Democratic. Grade: the pollster's accuracy in past elections, A+ to D (pollster ratings).
Source: Each poll's release, via The New York Times and Wikipedia poll listsUpdated Aug 20, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Kimberly Hardy
- 11%
- David Rouzer
- 89%
- Projected margin
- R+7.1
The candidates
Incumbent U.S. representativeKimberly Hardy (D)
Assistant professor
Also on the ballot: Maad Abu-Ghazalah (Libertarian), 1.0%