North Carolina's 7th congressional district
US House district in North Carolina.
In North Carolina's 7th District, Representative David Rouzer's margin over Democrat Kimberly Hardy narrowed to 2,270 votes, 160,701 to 158,431, on the state's 11 November precinct file. Hardy has until noon on 17 November to request a recount.
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North Carolina's 7th District count stood at 160,701 for Rouzer and 158,431 for Hardy on the state elections board's 11 November 2026 file, a margin of 0.704%. Rouzer had been 2,425 votes up on polling night. Libertarian Maad Abu-Ghazalah polled 3,175. Hardy took the provisional ballots 794 to 674, and Rouzer's lead fell by 155 votes after polling night.
The district runs from Wilmington and the South Carolina border towards Fayetteville, covering all or part of Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson and Sampson counties.
With the margin under North Carolina's 1% threshold, Hardy can seek a recount once counties finish their canvass on 13 November. Her deadline is noon on 17 November.
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