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Unofficial election results

As of 11 a.m. Representative in Congress: Julie Fedorchak (R) 57.32% 134,477 votes Trygve Hammer (D) 36.61% 85,892 votes Charles Tuttle (I) 3.96% 9,282 votes Helene Neville (I) 1.96% 4,604 votes Secretary of State: Michael Howe (R) 61.99% 144,033 votes Ryan Braunberger (D) 37.86% 87,963 votes Attorney General: Draw Wrigley (R) 63.79% 148,423 votes Tim Lamb (D) 35.99% 83,732 votes Agriculture Commissioner: Doug Goehring (R) 62.74% 146,373 votes Vern Thompson (D) 37.12% 86,612 votes Public Service Commissioner: Sheri Haugen-Hoffart (R) 61.21% 140,931 votes John M Pederson ...

Republicans take Minot area legislative races

Unofficial voting results on Tuesday, Nov. 3, showed Republicans winning Minot-area legislative seats. In District 3, incumbent Sen. Bob Paulson of Minot led Democratic-NPL challenger and Surrey mayor Mike Thiesen 2,349-1,373 in unofficial results in the Senate race. A retired Navy pilot, Paulson and his family operate a farm southeast of Minot. He served in the North Dakota House from 2019-22 and Senate since 2023. Thiesen is employed in the construction industry. In the House race, Republicans Blaine DesLauriers, with 2,250 votes, and Tim Mihalick, with 2,243 votes, led Democrats ...

Surrey bond issue comes up short

SURREY – Unofficial results show Surrey Public School District voters narrowly defeating a school bond issue on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The yes votes led 465-317, with about 59.46% support. The bond issue requires 60% for passage. The vote on the 20-year, $5.8 million bond issue is the second time around. The bond issue came just short of the required 60% for passage in June. According to information provided by the school to its patrons, the district faces the following facility challenges: – Portable classrooms installed in 2012 were intended to be temporary and are nearing the end ...

Constitutional measures defeated

Unofficial results show North Dakota voters rejected two constitutional measures on the Nov. 3 ballot. Measure One, which would change the threshold for voter passage of constitutional measures from 50% to 60%, garnered 101,659 votes in support, or 43.52%, compared to 131,947 votes in opposition, or 56.48%. Measure Two, which would have changed the constitution to require the state fund breakfast and lunch for all students, was narrowly rejected with 116,263 votes or 49.39% in support, and 119,152 or 50.61% opposed.

Incumbents seek reelection in Ward County

Three incumbents are seeking reelection to their Ward County offices in the Nov. 3 general election. Ward County Sheriff Robert Roed said he is seeking a third four-year term to the office. Ward County Commissioners John Fjeldahl, finishing 20 years on the board, and Jason Olson, finishing his first term, are seeking additional four-year terms. “There are still some things I would like to see done,” Roed said. He would like the Ward County Sheriff’s Department to be able to supply school resource officers to the two schools in the county in communities not served by local police ...

District 3 GOP candidates eye taxes, spending

Preserving North Dakota’s primary residence property tax credit while rightsizing the state’s budget are two items District 3’s Republican candidates plan to pursue if elected to the Legislature Nov. 3. Sen. Bob Paulson is seeking reelection while Blaine DesLauriers and Tim Mihalick have their sights on House seats after defeating the party’s endorsed candidates in the Republican primary in June. They are challenged by Democrats Mike Thiesen of Surrey for the Senate and Natalie Mclaughlin and Tara Hiatt, both Minot, for the House. DesLauriers and Mihalick, of Minot, have had ...