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Local Elections

Three candidates seek Minot council seats

Mike Blessum, Rob Fuller and Scott Samuelson have announced their candidacies for seats on the Minot City Council. The trio intends to run as a team to provide unified messaging and plans for the future of the city of Minot around the campaign theme of “We Can Do Better.” Blessum was born ...

Local Democrat seeks District 38 House seat

Lisa Hermosillo has announced she will seek the Democratic-NPL endorsement to the North Dakota House of Representatives for District 38. Growing up on a third-generation family farm, Hermosillo said she understands firsthand what farmers bring to our economy and communities. Farm life taught ...

Powers Lake native seeks District 2 Senate seat

POWERS LAKE – Mark Enget has announced his campaign for the North Dakota State Senate in District 2. “North Dakota is a great place to live, and my desire is to keep it that way and preserve our values, culture and way of life. That means strong and family-friendly communities, fiscally ...

District 6 senator won’t seek reelection

VELVA – State Sen. Shawn Vedaa has announced he will not seek reelection in District 6 this fall. Vedaa said his decision is driven by a commitment to focus on a career opportunity in the agricultural insurance industry. First elected in 2016, Vedaa has served four terms, winning three ...

Counties seek more poll workers for upcoming elections

Ward County has openings for dozens of workers interested in helping conduct their local primary and general elections. “We are always looking for election workers,” said Ward County Auditor Marisa Haman, who will be staffing poll sites in two additional communities this year. North ...

District 38 Republicans appoint House member

District 38 Republicans have announced the appointment of JoAnne Radermacher to fill the North Dakota House of Representatives seat vacated with the resignation of Larry Bellew at the end of 2023. Rademacher has been active in many organizations throughout her life as she farmed and ranched ...