North Carolina State House District 7
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Matthew Winslow Republican (not a candidate in 2026) · Member list as of Oct 28
Mark SpeedDemocraticCory ThorntonRepublican
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general (different candidates): Matthew Winslow (R) 55.3, Jesse Goslen (D) 42.2, Gavin Bell (L) 2.5
- Last election
- Matthew Winslow (Republican) won by 13.1 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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The current holder, Matthew Winslow, is not on the candidate list.
- Mark SpeedDemocratic
- Cory ThorntonRepublican
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History (28 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 48,985
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2024)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMatthew WinslowWon Republican 27,09955.3% DemocraticJesse Goslen Democratic 20,65542.2% LibertarianGavin Bell Libertarian 1,2312.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,137
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMatthew WinslowWon(incumbent) Republican 24,137100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 44,374
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2020 to 2021)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMatthew WinslowWon Republican 26,16659.0% DemocraticPhil Stover Democratic 18,20841.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,641
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2018 to 2019)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLisa Stone BarnesWon Republican 18,35258.0% DemocraticBobbie Richardson(incumbent) Democratic 13,28942.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,401
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBobbie J. RichardsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 23,32967.8% RepublicanWilliam Duke Hancock II Republican 11,07232.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,628
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBobbie J. RichardsonWon Democratic 18,628100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,761
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAngela R. BryantWon(incumbent) Democratic 27,761100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,544
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAngela R. BryantWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,544100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,928
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAngela R. BryantWon Democratic 22,928100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,264
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEdward JonesWon Democratic 7,264100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,714
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn D. HallWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,714100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,941
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2003)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn D. HallWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,941100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,004
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn D. HallWon Democratic 14,004100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,286
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas C. HardawayWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,286100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,237
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas C. HardawayWon Democratic 12,237100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,902
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticL. W. LockeWon Democratic 7,902100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,659
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDock M. BrownWon Democratic 10,28165.7% RepublicanJesse E. Shearin Jr. Republican 5,37834.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,264
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas C. HardawayWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,264100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,790
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas C. HardawayWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,790100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,096
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas C. HardawayWon Democratic 7,43567.0% IndependentJesse E. Shearin Jr. Independent 3,66133.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,372
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFrank W. Ballance Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 12,372100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,232
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFrank W. Ballance Jr.Won Democratic 8,232100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 146,768
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- Seats
- 4
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRoger W. BoneWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,64722.9% DemocraticAllen C. BarbeeWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,15922.6% DemocraticJ. L. MavreticWon Democratic 32,94522.4% DemocraticJeanne FennerWon Democratic 32,28622.0% RepublicanRonald K. Hoelz Republican 14,73110.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 85,218
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- Seats
- 4
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames E. Ezzell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 19,26322.6% DemocraticAllen C. BarbeeWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,62621.9% DemocraticRoger W. BoneWon Democratic 18,33421.5% DemocraticA. Hartnell CampbellWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,88921.0% RepublicanPhilip R. Taylor Republican 5,7226.7% RepublicanL. Stephen Wright Republican 5,3846.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 150,138
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- Seats
- 4
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames E. Ezzell Jr.Won Democratic 34,88523.2% DemocraticAllen C. BarbeeWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,95722.6% DemocraticA. Hartnell CampbellWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,92622.6% DemocraticJohn DavenportWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,85322.6% RepublicanGrover Prevatte Hopkins Republican 6,9264.6% RepublicanLester Lee Eason Republican 6,5894.4% OtherWarren Boone Other 10.0% OtherTony Stone Other 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 74,708
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- Seats
- 4
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticA. Hartnell CampbellWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,84325.2% DemocraticLarry P. EaglesWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,71425.1% DemocraticAllen C. BarbeeWon Democratic 18,58424.9% DemocraticJohn DavenportWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,56124.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 60.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 145,669
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- Seats
- 4
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLarry P. EaglesWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,94323.3% DemocraticJulian B. FennerWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,77523.2% DemocraticJohn DavenportWon Democratic 33,76223.2% DemocraticA. Hartnell CampbellWon Democratic 33,28122.9% RepublicanJunius Stone Republican 10,9087.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,728
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 7, 1970 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJ. A. EverettWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,368100.0% DemocraticC. Kitchen JoseyWon Democratic 6,360100.0%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1970 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). North Carolina State House District 7, election results 1970 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/nc/house/7. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:nc/sldl:7
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026