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2026 candidates we're tracking in NC-7
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David Rouzer
Republican
Incumbent
Rouzer has represented North Carolina's 7th Congressional District since 2014, after working for U.S. Senators Jesse Helms and Elizabeth Dole, at NC State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and in USDA Rural Development, per the campaign site. He also served two terms in the North Carolina State Senate, per the campaign site.
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Kimberly Hardy
Democratic
Kimberly Hardy is a social worker and professor who holds a Ph.D. in social work from Morgan State University, according to her campaign site. She has worked as an assistant professor of social work at Fayetteville State University, per Port City Daily. Hardy is the Democratic nominee for North Carolina's 7th Congressional District. Kimberly Hardy appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, NC-7, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.
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Maad Abu-Ghazalah
Libertarian
Maad Abu-Ghazalah appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, NC-7, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
About this race
North Carolina's 7th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The North Carolina primary is Tuesday, March 3, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, May 12, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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