North Carolina · U.S. House
North Carolina 7th District
Rouzer leads by 2,425 votes. Not called.
Our forecast: David Rouzer, >99% chance of winning. Projected finish Rouzer +1.4. This isn't a race call.
In 2026, ballots counted after a place's first report ran about 27 points more Republican than that report, in the same places. An early Democratic lead here can shrink.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| David Rouzer R | 159,985 | 49.9% |
| Kimberly Hardy D | 157,560 | 49.1% |
| Maad Abu-Ghazalah L | 3,135 | 1.0% |
| Total | 320,680 |
191 of 191 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 5:30 PM.
By county
| Place | Votes | Margin | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hanover | 102,600 | D +12.3 | D +11.7 |
| Brunswick | 86,752 | R +14.5 | D +10.6 |
| Cumberland | 62,688 | D +19.0 | D +17.8 |
| Pender | 25,648 | R +20.2 | D +15.0 |
| Columbus | 16,967 | R +21.8 | D +12.3 |
| Bladen | 11,983 | R +11.8 | D +10.0 |
| Robeson | 9,805 | R +18.2 | D +20.1 |
| Sampson | 4,237 | R +51.3 | D +11.7 |
Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.
Vote updates
| Time | Update | Total votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| +528 votes | 320,680 | R +0.8 | |
| +1,049 votes | 320,152 | R +0.7 | |
| +1,752 votes | 319,103 | R +0.6 | |
| +1,374 votes | 317,351 | R +0.4 | |
| +4,530 votes | 315,977 | R +0.6 | |
| +1,894 votes | 311,447 | R +0.7 | |
| +707 votes | 309,553 | R +0.4 | |
| +1,520 votes | 308,846 | R +0.5 | |
| +4,908 votes | 307,326 | R +0.3 | |
| +81 votes | 302,418 | R +0.2 | |
| +5,952 votes | 302,337 | R +0.2 | |
| +10,776 votes | 296,385 | D +0.2 |