Who is on the ballot in North Dakota on November 3, 2026?
For the November 3, 2026 general election. From the North Dakota Secretary of State candidate list, checked October 14, 2026.
This page lists every candidate on the North Dakota Secretary of State's list for statewide offices, Congress and the legislature: 148 candidates in 61 races. Within each race, candidates are in alphabetical order by last name.
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Statewide offices
Agriculture Commissioner
- Doug Goehring (Republican)
- Vern Thompson (Democratic-NPL)
Attorney General
- Tim Lamb (Democratic-NPL)
- Drew Wrigley (Republican)
Justice of the Supreme Court
- Ariston E Johnson (Nonpartisan)
- Jerod Tufte (Nonpartisan)
Justice of the Supreme Court, Unexpired
- Douglas A Bahr (Nonpartisan)
Public Service Commissioner
- Sheri Haugen-Hoffart (Republican)
- John M Pederson (Democratic-NPL)
Public Service Commissioner, Unexpired
- Scot Kelsh (Democratic-NPL)
- Jill Kringstad (Republican)
Secretary of State
- Ryan Braunberger (Democratic-NPL)
- Michael Howe (Republican)
Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Levi Bachmeier (Nonpartisan)
- Tracy Layne Foss (Nonpartisan)
Tax Commissioner
- Brian Kroshus (Republican)
- Mark Nelson (Democratic-NPL)
U.S. House of Representatives
The whole of North Dakota votes for this seat.
U.S. Representative
- Julie Fedorchak (Republican)
- Trygve Hammer (Democratic-NPL)
- Helene Neville (independent nomination)
- Charles Tuttle (independent nomination)
North Dakota State Senate
The list has candidates in 24 State Senate districts. A district that is not shown has no candidate on the list for this election.
State Senator, District 1
- Brad Bekkedahl (Republican)
State Senator, District 3
- Bob Paulson (Republican)
- Michael Thiesen (Democratic-NPL)
State Senator, District 5
- Jay Fisher (Republican)
State Senator, District 7
- Michelle Axtman (Republican)
- Kevin Horneman (Democratic-NPL)
State Senator, District 9
- Jayme Davis (Democratic-NPL)
State Senator, District 11
- Tim Mathern (Democratic-NPL)
- Christine O'Riley (Republican)
State Senator, District 13
- Landis Larson (Democratic-NPL)
- Judy Lee (Republican)
State Senator, District 15
- Kristin Kenner (Republican)
State Senator, District 17
- Katie Benton (Democratic-NPL)
- Jonathan Sickler (Republican)
State Senator, District 19
- Jefferey E Hermanson (Democratic-NPL)
- Janne Myrdal (Republican)
State Senator, District 21
- Mary Schneider (Democratic-NPL)
State Senator, District 23
- Todd Beard (Republican)
State Senator, District 25
- Bob Heitkamp (Democratic-NPL)
- Larry Luick (Republican)
State Senator, District 27
- Kristin Roers (Republican)
State Senator, District 29
- John Kelly (Democratic-NPL)
- Terry M Wanzek (Republican)
State Senator, District 31
- Donald Schaible (Republican)
- Kelly Spilman (Democratic-NPL)
State Senator, District 33
- Keith Boehm (Republican)
- Signe Snortland (Democratic-NPL)
State Senator, District 35
- Sean Cleary (Republican)
- Dale Pittman (Democratic-NPL)
State Senator, District 37
- Dean Rummel (Republican)
State Senator, District 39
- Greg Kessel (Republican)
State Senator, District 41
- Kyle Davison (Republican)
- Nyamal Dei (Democratic-NPL)
State Senator, District 43
- Mary K Adams (Democratic-NPL)
- Jeff Barta (Republican)
State Senator, District 45
- Dan Mitchell (Democratic-NPL)
- Ronald Sorvaag (Republican)
State Senator, District 47
- Mike Dwyer (Republican)
- Bill Patrie (Democratic-NPL)
North Dakota House of Representatives
The list has candidates in 27 districts. A district that is not shown has no candidate on the list for this election.
State Representative, District 1
- Laurie Garbel (Republican)
- Alex Johnson (Democratic-NPL)
- David Richter (Republican)
- Steve Thoring (Democratic-NPL)
State Representative, District 3
- Blaine DesLauriers (Republican)
- Tara Hiatt (Democratic-NPL)
- Natalie Mclaughlin (Democratic-NPL)
- Timothy Mihalick (Republican)
State Representative, District 5
- Roger Brabandt (Republican)
- Kyle Erickson (Democratic-NPL)
- Scott Louser (Republican)
- Zach Raknerud (Democratic-NPL)
State Representative, District 7
- Steve Sauter (Republican)
- Jason Thoms (Democratic-NPL)
- Greg Vetter (Republican)
- Tiffany Williams-Rice (Democratic-NPL)
State Representative, District 9
- Collette Brown (Democratic-NPL)
- Duane Poitra (Democratic-NPL)
State Representative, District 11
- Anastassiya (Stass) Andrianova (Democratic-NPL)
- Cara Cody-Braun (independent nomination)
- Doug Sharbono (Republican)
State Representative, District 13
- Maggi Gadaire (Democratic-NPL)
- Brenda Jo Gillund (Democratic-NPL)
- Jim Jonas (Republican)
- Austen Schauer (Republican)
State Representative, District 15
- Frances Drury (Democratic-NPL)
- Kathy Frelich (Republican)
- Corry Kenner (Republican)
State Representative, District 17
- Don Aandal (Democratic-NPL)
- Reed Johnson (Republican)
- Mark Sanford (Republican)
State Representative, District 19
- Karen A Anderson (Republican)
- Jolene L Hermanson (Democratic-NPL)
- David Monson (Republican)
State Representative, District 20
- Nikolaus Groenewold (Democratic-NPL)
- David Rustebakke (Republican)
State Representative, District 21
- Laura Dronen (Democratic-NPL)
- LaurieBeth Hager (Democratic-NPL)
State Representative, District 23
- Corey Johnson (Republican)
- Dennis Nehring (Republican)
State Representative, District 25
- Terry Goerger (Republican)
- Alisa Mitskog (Democratic-NPL)
- Kathy Skroch (Republican)
State Representative, District 26
- Brent Schwan (Republican)
State Representative, District 27
- Jolene Bruce (independent nomination)
- Shawn Kessel (Republican)
- Greg Stemen (Republican)
State Representative, District 29
- Craig Headland (Republican)
- Dianne Norris (Democratic-NPL)
- Kevin Wolsky (Republican)
State Representative, District 31
- Dawson Holle (Republican)
- Karen Rohr (Republican)
- Tim Spilman (Democratic-NPL)
- Rissa M Williams (Democratic-NPL)
State Representative, District 33
- Kimball Banks (Democratic-NPL)
- Mike Heger (Republican)
- Stacie Kruckenberg (Democratic-NPL)
- Anna S (Garrett) Novak (Republican)
State Representative, District 35
- Taylor Johnson (Democratic-NPL)
- Karen Karls (Republican)
- Lynne M Lafer-Halvorson (Democratic-NPL)
- Bob Martinson (Republican)
State Representative, District 37
- Susan Josephson (Democratic-NPL)
- Kylan Klauzer (Republican)
- Shelley Lenz (Democratic-NPL)
- Vicky Steiner (Republican)
State Representative, District 39
- Sandy Baertsch (Democratic-NPL)
- Keith Kempenich (Republican)
- Mike Schatz (Republican)
State Representative, District 41
- Jennifer Benson (Republican)
- Stacy Heidenreich (Democratic-NPL)
- Rich Slagle (Republican)
- Chris Tiongson (Democratic-NPL)
State Representative, District 42
- Nicole Derenne (Democratic-NPL)
- Connie Osowski (Republican)
State Representative, District 43
- Jill T Chandler (Republican)
- Mike Holmes (Republican)
- Lukas Arthur Maughan (Democratic-NPL)
- Tyler York (Democratic-NPL)
State Representative, District 45
- Don Lippert (Democratic-NPL)
- Ross Lockhart (Democratic-NPL)
- Carrie McLeod (Republican)
- Scott Wagner (Republican)
State Representative, District 47
- Rosann Jacobs-Fode (Democratic-NPL)
- Jon Lee (Republican)
- Cole Montoya (Democratic-NPL)
- Michael Motschenbacher (Republican)
- Andrew Alexis Varvel (independent nomination)
Judges, county offices and local questions
These are not listed on this page: judges, county and local offices, and ballot questions. The North Dakota Secretary of State's full candidate list has every office it covers. Your full sample ballot, with every contest and question you will see, comes from your county or local election office: find yours.
How this list is made
- The source is "Candidate List - 2026 General Election (eid=348)", the list of the North Dakota Secretary of State for the November 3, 2026 general election, read on October 14, 2026.
- Only candidates on the November ballot are shown.
- Names and parties are the list's own. Every candidate is shown the same way: a name and a party, with no photos, endorsements or ratings.
- The list can change if a candidate withdraws or is replaced. The North Dakota Secretary of State's own list is the final word.
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