2026 race · follow the money
North Carolina U.S. House District 7
3 filings report $2.9M raised, and outside groups reported $5,846 in independent spending for or against them. Compare where each campaign's money came from and who spent to help or hurt it.
The count.
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Side by side.
Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.
| Candidate | Raised | Individuals | PACs | Own money | Spent | Cash | Outside for | Outside against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David RouzerRepublican · Filed as incumbent | $2.5M | 38% | 62% | 0% | $2.3M | $1.7M | — | $391 |
| Kimberly HardyDemocrat · Filed as challenger | $390K | 97% | 0.5% | 0% | $370K | $20K | $5,455 | — |
| Maad Abu-GhazalahLibertarian · Filed as challenger | $8,899 | 35% | 0% | 43% | $8,621 | $279 | — | — |
Who spent from outside.
The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.
- RURAL FREEDOM NETWORK$5,455 for Kimberly Hardy · $391 against David Rouzer
Each campaign.
Sitting member of Congress · David Rouzer
In the U.S. House (NC-7) since 2015 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 3 committees: Agriculture, Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure · 7 subcommittees
- 338 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 1 committee reported outside spending for or against them
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H2NC07096) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
- Raised
- $2.5M
- Spent
- $2.3M
- Cash on hand
- $1.7M
- Individuals 38% $958K
- PACs & other committees 62% $1.6M
- Party committees <0.1% $250
- Other receipts <0.1% $162
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $13K moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $0 supporting · $391 opposing
Biggest spenders opposing
Largest direct PAC contributions
Where the money went $707K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $707K of the $2.3M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 8% $56K
- Staff & payroll 14% $97K
- Fundraising & processing fees 31% $215K
- Travel, meals & events 27% $189K
- Office, technology & overhead 15% $104K
- Legal & compliance 6% $43K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.1% $600
- Other or unclassified 0.1% $595
Largest payees
- REPUBLIC STRATEGIES $206K
- REID POLITICAL CONSULTING, LLC $91K
- FIRST CITIZENS BANK CARD SERVICES $88K
- CM&CO, LLC $42K
- ARENA LLC $26K
Paid to individuals: $119K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 3, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (598 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
- Raised
- $390K
- Spent
- $370K
- Cash on hand
- $20K
- Individuals 97% $379K
- PACs & other committees 0.5% $1,911
- Party committees 2% $9,500
- Other receipts 0.1% $416
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
Outside groups: $5,455 supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- RURAL FREEDOM NETWORK $5,455
Largest direct PAC contributions
- PRICE FOR CONGRESS $1,000
- COYOTE PAC $211
Where the money went $338K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 28% $94K
- Consultants & strategy 14% $46K
- Staff & payroll 16% $52K
- Fundraising & processing fees 15% $49K
- Polling, research & data 8% $26K
- Travel, meals & events 6% $18K
- Office, technology & overhead 1% $3,403
- Legal & compliance 7% $25K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 1% $4,741
- Other or unclassified 6% $20K
Largest payees
- INTUIT $52K
- IHEARTMEDIA $43K
- A.B.E ASSOCIATION LLC $31K
- KEADEV LLC $25K
- SOLE STRATEGIES $18K
Paid to individuals: $63K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jul 16, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (338 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
- Raised
- $8,899
- Spent
- $8,621
- Cash on hand
- $279
- Debts
- $2,000
- Individuals 35% $3,150
- Party committees 20% $1,740
- Candidate's own money & loans 43% $3,791
- Other receipts 2% $218
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Where the money went $7,050 in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $7,050 of the $8,621 the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 26, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 75% $5,267
- Office, technology & overhead 0.3% $19
- Legal & compliance 25% $1,740
- Other or unclassified 0.3% $24
Largest payees
- BILLBOARD SOURCE $2,935
- LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF NORTH CAROLINA $1,740
- BOOT SCRAP LLC $810
- CHEAP SIGNS $346
- SIGNS ON THE CHEAP $238
Paid to individuals: $675, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Dec 19, 2025 to Sep 26, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (17 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Michael James Henry, David Buzzard.
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FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
