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Ward County gets two newcomers on commission

Jim Rostad, Ron Merritt and Miranda Schuler won the three open seats on the Ward County Commission Tuesday night. In unofficial vote totals, Rostad led with 13,926 votes, followed by Merritt with 13,096 votes. Schuler was third with 11,878, with Shelly Weppler close behind with 11,694 votes. Jedidiah Rader garnered 5,948. Ashley Gulke Leavitt polled 7,306 despite having dropped out of the race. The race sets up a possible demand recount because of the close vote between Schuler and Weppler. Weppler, who has served 12 years on the commission, said she is not likely to request a ...

District 6 voters elect Republicans

State Rep. Paul Thomas, R-Velva, won a seat in the North Dakota Senate Tuesday with a 7,312 to 1,525 victory over independent candidate Robert Tolar of Bottineau, according to the unofficial tally in District 6. Running unopposed for the state House of Representatives were Rep. Dick Anderson and Dan Vollmer, both Republicans from Willow City. Anderson received 6,513 in the unofficial count and Vollmer received 6,361 votes. Thomas is a fourth-generation farmer on the family farm in southern McHenry County. He has been involved in local organizations, including having served on the ...

Republican incumbent, newcomer take District 38

The District 38 race was won by Republicans. Christina Wolff and Dan Ruby beat out Lisa Hermosillo, the Democratic candidate, in District 38’s 2024 election. Wolff is a newcomer to politics for the Republican Party and said that her campaign had been much more involved than she thought. She said she spent 15-20 hours each week knocking on doors campaigning and getting to know people in the community. She said she’s excited to have the chance to serve the people of District 38 and is looking forward to focusing on making sure the state is responsible with its money. Wolff got ...

Unopposed candidates, measure on way to passage

North Central District judges Richard Hagar and Stacy Louser were reelected to six-year terms in North Central District Court Tuesday. Both ran unopposed. Unofficial vote totals were 27,575 for Hagar and 27,631 for Louser. Hagar was first elected in 2006 to the North Central Judicial District ...

Republican candidates claim victory in District 4

The legislative seats up for grabs in District 4 ended with Republican candidates claiming victory in unopposed races for the Senate and House, while Dem-NPL Rep. Lisa Finley-Deville retained her seat in a contested race. Based on partial results from the North Dakota Secretary of State, ...

Election results

The Associated Press projects. as of 8 p.m., Kelly Armstrong is the next governor and Michelle Strinden the next lieutenant governor of North Dakota.