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North Dakota Elections
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North Dakota General Election

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · North Dakota

How to Vote

Registration Deadlines

Voting

Early Voting Starts
Thursday, September 24, 20262 months
Early Voting Ends
Monday, November 2, 20263 months
Mail Ballot Due
Tuesday, November 3, 20263 months

Contests

60 races on the ballot

StateSpecial Election

Supreme Court Justice

North Dakota

Candidate (Uncontested)

Douglas BahrNonpartisan
State

Secretary of State

North Dakota

2 Candidates

Michael HoweRepublican Party
Ryan BraunbergerDemocratic Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 13

2 Candidates

Judy LeeRepublican Party
Landis LarsonDemocratic Party
Federal

US Representative

North Dakota

4 Candidates

Julie FedorchakRepublican Party
Trygve HammerDemocratic Party
Helene NevilleIndependent
Charles TuttleIndependent
StateSpecial Election

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 42

2 Candidates

Nicole DerenneDemocratic Party
Connie OsowskiRepublican Party
State

Public Service Commissioner

North Dakota

2 Candidates

Sheri Haugen-HoffartRepublican Party
John PedersonDemocratic Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 27

2 seats up for election

2 Candidates

Greg StemenRepublican Party
Shawn KesselRepublican Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 47

2 seats up for election

4 Candidates

Mike MotschenbacherRepublican Party
Rosann Jacobs-FodeDemocratic Party
Cole MontoyaDemocratic Party
Jon LeeRepublican Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 1

2 seats up for election

4 Candidates

David RichterRepublican Party
Alex JohnsonDemocratic Party
Steve ThoringDemocratic Party
Laurie GarbelRepublican Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 43

2 Candidates

Jeff BartaRepublican Party
Mary AdamsDemocratic Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 37

Candidate (Uncontested)

Dean RummelRepublican Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 21

Candidate (Uncontested)

Mary SchneiderDemocratic Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 27

Candidate (Uncontested)

Kristin RoersRepublican Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 41

2 seats up for election

4 Candidates

Stacy HeidenreichDemocratic Party
Chris TiongsonDemocratic Party
Jennifer BensonRepublican Party
Rich SlagleRepublican Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 1

Candidate (Uncontested)

Brad BekkedahlRepublican Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 45

2 seats up for election

4 Candidates

Carrie McLeodRepublican Party
Scott WagnerRepublican Party
Don LippertDemocratic Party
Ross LockhartDemocratic Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 5

2 seats up for election

4 Candidates

Scott LouserRepublican Party
Kyle EricksonDemocratic Party
Zach RaknerudDemocratic Party
Roger BrabandtRepublican Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 11

2 seats up for election

2 Candidates

Anastassiya AndrianovaDemocratic Party
Doug SharbonoRepublican Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 3

2 seats up for election

4 Candidates

Tara HiattDemocratic Party
Natalie MclaughlinDemocratic Party
Blaine DesLauriersRepublican Party
Timothy MihalickRepublican Party
State

Supreme Court Justice

North Dakota

2 Candidates

Jerod TufteNonpartisan
Ariston JohnsonNonpartisan
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 17

2 Candidates

Jonathan SicklerRepublican Party
Katie BentonDemocratic Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 43

2 seats up for election

4 Candidates

Lukas MaughanDemocratic Party
Tyler YorkDemocratic Party
Jill ChandlerRepublican Party
Mike HolmesRepublican Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 7

2 seats up for election

4 Candidates

Jason ThomsDemocratic Party
Tiffany Williams-RiceDemocratic Party
Steve SauterRepublican Party
Greg VetterRepublican Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 33

2 seats up for election

4 Candidates

Anna NovakRepublican Party
Kimball BanksDemocratic Party
Stacie KruckenbergDemocratic Party
Mike HegerRepublican Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 33

2 Candidates

Keith BoehmRepublican Party
Signe SnortlandDemocratic Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 23

Candidate (Uncontested)

Todd BeardRepublican Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 39

Candidate (Uncontested)

Greg KesselRepublican Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 35

2 Candidates

Sean ClearyRepublican Party
Dale PittmanDemocratic Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 17

2 seats up for election

3 Candidates

Mark SanfordRepublican Party
Don AandalDemocratic Party
Reed JohnsonRepublican Party
StateSpecial Election

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 26

Candidate (Uncontested)

Brent SchwanRepublican Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 29

2 seats up for election

3 Candidates

Craig HeadlandRepublican Party
Dianne NorrisDemocratic Party
Kevin WolskyRepublican Party
State

Tax Commissioner

North Dakota

2 Candidates

Brian KroshusRepublican Party
Mark NelsonDemocratic Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 3

2 Candidates

Bob PaulsonRepublican Party
Michael ThiesenDemocratic Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 15

Candidate (Uncontested)

Kristin KennerRepublican Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 31

2 Candidates

Donald SchaibleRepublican Party
Kelly SpilmanDemocratic Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 5

Candidate (Uncontested)

Jay FisherRepublican Party
StateSpecial Election

Superintendent of Public Instruction

North Dakota

2 Candidates

Levi BachmeierNonpartisan
Tracy Layne FossNonpartisan
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 45

2 Candidates

Ronald SorvaagRepublican Party
Dan MitchellDemocratic Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 31

2 seats up for election

4 Candidates

Dawson HolleRepublican Party
Karen RohrRepublican Party
Tim SpilmanDemocratic Party
Rissa WilliamsDemocratic Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 35

2 seats up for election

4 Candidates

Karen KarlsRepublican Party
Bob MartinsonRepublican Party
Taylor JohnsonDemocratic Party
Lynne Lafer-HalvorsonDemocratic Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 19

2 seats up for election

4 Candidates

Karen AndersonRepublican Party
David MonsonRepublican Party
Jolene HermansonDemocratic Party
Lynnell PopowskiDemocratic Party
StateSpecial Election

Public Service Commissioner

North Dakota

2 Candidates

Jill KringstadRepublican Party
Scot KelshDemocratic Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 19

2 Candidates

Janne MyrdalRepublican Party
Jefferey HermansonDemocratic Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 47

2 Candidates

Mike DwyerRepublican Party
Bill PatrieDemocratic Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 29

2 Candidates

Terry WanzekRepublican Party
John KellyDemocratic Party
State

Attorney General

North Dakota

2 Candidates

Drew WrigleyRepublican Party
Timothy LambDemocratic Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 41

2 Candidates

Kyle DavisonRepublican Party
Nyamal DeiDemocratic Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 39

2 seats up for election

3 Candidates

Keith KempenichRepublican Party
Mike SchatzRepublican Party
Sandy BaertschDemocratic Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 7

2 Candidates

Michelle AxtmanRepublican Party
Kevin HornemanDemocratic Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 25

2 seats up for election

3 Candidates

Alisa MitskogDemocratic Party
Kathy SkrochRepublican Party
Terry GoergerRepublican Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 9

2 seats up for election

2 Candidates

Collette BrownDemocratic Party
Duane PoitraDemocratic Party
State

Agriculture Commissioner

North Dakota

2 Candidates

Doug GoehringRepublican Party
Vern ThompsonDemocratic Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 21

2 seats up for election

2 Candidates

LaurieBeth HagerDemocratic Party
Laura DronenDemocratic Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 15

2 seats up for election

3 Candidates

Kathy FrelichRepublican Party
Frances DruryDemocratic Party
Corry KennerRepublican Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 13

2 seats up for election

4 Candidates

Jim JonasRepublican Party
Austen SchauerRepublican Party
Maggi GadaireDemocratic Party
Brenda GillundDemocratic Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 25

2 Candidates

Larry LuickRepublican Party
Bob HeitkampDemocratic Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 37

2 seats up for election

4 Candidates

Vicky SteinerRepublican Party
Susan JosephsonDemocratic Party
Shelley LenzDemocratic Party
Kylan KlauzerRepublican Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 9

Candidate (Uncontested)

Jayme DavisDemocratic Party
State

State Senator

North Dakota State Senate District 11

2 Candidates

Tim MathernDemocratic Party
Christine O'RileyRepublican Party
State

State Representative

North Dakota House of Representatives District 23

2 seats up for election

4 Candidates

Dennis NehringRepublican Party
Mark CaslerDemocratic Party
Michael SteeleDemocratic Party
Corey JohnsonRepublican Party

Ballot Measures

3 measures for voters to decide

North Dakota Constitutional Measure 2, Require Schools to Provide Free Meals to Students Initiative (2026)

Constitutional Measure 2

Public education funding

Require public schools to provide one free breakfast and one free lunch to students

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports establishing the Healthy School Meals for All program in the state, which would require public schools to provide one free breakfast and one free lunch to students.</p>

A NO vote means

<p>A "no" vote opposes establishing the Healthy School Meals for All program in the state, which would require public schools to provide one free breakfast and one free lunch to students.</p>

2 endorsements for YES · 1 endorsement for NO

North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1, Changes to State Legislative Term Limits Amendment (2026)

Constitutional Measure 1

State legislative term limits

Establish term limits for state legislators of four complete four-year terms in the state legislature regardless of chamber; provide that a term that is less than four-years does not count toward the term limit; repeal the constitutional provision established by Constitutional Measure 1 of 2022 which provided that term limits could only be amended or repealed by initiative petition and not by the state legislature

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supported changing the existing state legislative term limits.</p><p>Approving the measure would limit state legislators to serving four complete four-year terms (16 years) in the state legislature regardless of chamber. A term that is less than four-years would not count toward the term limit. The state legislature would be authorized to amend term limitations.</p>

A NO vote means

<p>A "no" vote opposed changing state legislative term limits.</p><p>Rejecting the measure would leave in place current term limits for state legislators of eight years in the state House and eight years in the state Senate (16 years split between both chambers). Legislators could not serve a term or remaining portion of a term if it would cause the legislator to have served a cumulative time of more than eight years in the chamber. Term limitations could only be changed by initiative petition and not by the state legislature.</p>

6 endorsements for YES · 3 endorsements for NO

North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1, 60% Vote Requirement for Constitutional Amendments Measure (2026)

Constitutional Measure 1

Ballot measure supermajority requirementsBallot measure processInitiative and referendum process

Require constitutional amendments to receive a 60% supermajority vote to be adopted

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports requiring constitutional amendments initiated by citizens or referred by the state legislature to receive a 60% vote to be adopted.</p>

A NO vote means

<p>A "no" vote opposes establishing a 60% supermajority vote requirement to adopt constitutional amendments, thereby leaving in place current requirements that constitutional amendments receive a simple majority vote (50%+1) to be adopted.</p>

7 endorsements for YES · 4 endorsements for NO

Voter FAQ

Can I register to vote online?
North Dakota does not offer online voter registration because voters are not required to register to vote in North Dakota.
Can I submit voter registration forms in person?
North Dakota does not offer in-person voter registration because voters are not required to register to vote in North Dakota.
How do I see what's on my ballot?
View official ballot information on the North Dakota Secretary of State website, if available.
How do I contact my state election office?
Secretary of State600 E Boulevard Avenue Dept 108 Bismarck, ND 58505-0500Telephone: (701) 328-4146
How do I contact my local election office?
Visit your state’s site to find your local election office.
Can I submit voter registration forms by mail?
North Dakota does not offer by-mail voter registration because voters are not required to register to vote in North Dakota.
Check voter record
North Dakota does not register voters. If you are an eligible resident of North Dakota, you're already set to vote! However, you can check your voter record.
How do I vote if I'm in the military or live overseas?
Active-duty military, their families, and overseas citizens can request their absentee ballot using the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA). The FPCA process is done by mail, but your state may offer other options to request and return ballots. Please contact your County Auditor for more information about delivery and return methods, including email, fax, and state online portals. To follow the FPCA process:Fill out the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA), or download a copy. Your County Auditor may have questions, so please provide an email address or phone number where they can reach you.Send the application to your County Auditor.It is never too early to submit an FPCA! Please do so as soon as possible.Please fill out and send back your ballot as soon as you receive it.States begin mailing absentee ballots at least 45 days before Election Day. If you haven't received your ballot by 30 days before Election Day, contact your County Auditor.If your ballot does not arrive after you submit your FPCA, contact your County Auditor first. Then: You can still vote using the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB). Print, sign, and mail your FWAB to your County Auditor.If you mail a FWAB and then receive your regular absentee ballot, you should complete and mail your absentee ballot also. Election officials will ensure that only one ballot is counted.The Federal Voting Assistance Program offers additional information on military and overseas voting in North Dakota. You can also call 1-800-438-VOTE (8683) or email vote@fvap.gov