North Dakota 2024 General Election

The Green Papers: North Dakota 2024 General Election

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North Dakota
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 11 June 2024
✓ General Election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

✓ Tuesday 2 January - Monday 8 April 2024 - Filing - Primary .
✓ Friday 5 April - Tuesday 3 September 2024 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor/President .
✓ Tuesday 21 May 2024 - Filing Deadline - Primary Write-in .
✓ Tuesday 11 June 2024 - Primary . Polling hours reportedly 7:00a-9:00p CDT (1200-0200 UTC) / 7:00a-9:00p MDT (1300-0300 UTC). Voting places open between 7:00a to 12:00n and remain open until 7:00p to 9:00p depending on the size of the town. The western half of the state is in Mountain Time but that is, of course, the more sparsely populated part of the state, so it is not as problematic to the networks as might be otherwise suggested by simple geography. In 2018, polls closed at 8pm CDT in Cass County and at 7pm CDT or 7pm MDT in most other polling places.
✓ Tuesday 15 October 2024 - Filing Deadline - Write-in .
✓ Tuesday 5 November 2024 - General Election . Polling hours reportedly 7:00a-9:00p CST (1300-0300 UTC) / 7:00a-9:00p MST (1400-0400 UTC). Voting places open between 7:00a to 12:00n and remain open until 7:00p to 9:00p depending on the size of the town. The western half of the state is in Mountain Time but that is, of course, the more sparsely populated part of the state, so it is not as problematic to the networks as might be otherwise suggested by simple geography. In 2018, polls closed at 8pm CST in Cass County and at 7pm CST or 7pm MST in most other polling places.

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2020 Census:	779,702	(0.25% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
Voter Registration:	North Dakota has no voter registration.
Capital:	Bismarck

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North Dakota State and Local Government

North Dakota 2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

NOTE: Although we at The Green Papers keep to the statutory latest poll closing times of 9 PM local time [0300 GMT re: the Central Time Zone/0400 GMT re: the Mountain Time Zone], please know the North Dakota State Election Code (in its Section 16.1-01-03) allows for what has to fairly be described as the most extreme Local Option as regards poll opening/closing anywhere in America: not only may individual Counties and Municipalities in North Dakota set an earlier poll closing time than 9 PM local time (so long as it is not earlier than 7 PM local time) but these can even set differing poll closing times for individual precincts within each such jurisdiction (County or Municipality)! As a practical matter, however, it appears that polls in most of the State have tended to be closed by no later than 8 PM Central Time/7 PM Mountain Time (0200 GMT [0100 GMT during Daylight Savings])-- please check locally!

The primary is for the Democratic and Republican parties.

2024 General Election from the North Dakota Secretary of State.

2024 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List from the North Dakota Secretary of State.

2024 General Election Contest/Candidate List from the North Dakota Secretary of State.

11 June 2024 primary results from a media source.

11 June 2024 primary returns from the North Dakota Secretary of State.

General Election returns from the North Dakota Secretary of State. 22 November 2024: Certified.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 3 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (3, 4 write-ins)

		Republican	246,505	66.96%	former President Donald John Trump • for Vice President: Ohio Senator James D. "J.D." Vance (3 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80001571; 08 Aug 24; Tot $29,134; Dsb $29,134

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	112,327	30.51%	Vice President Kamala Devi Harris • for Vice President: Minnesota Governor Timothy J. "Tim" Walz • FEC P00009423; 25 Nov 24; Tot $1,157,291,580; Dsb $1,157,326,016

		Libertarian	6,227	1.69%	Chase Russell Oliver • for Vice President: Mike ter Maat • FEC P40011983; 25 Nov 24; Tot $475,004; Dsb $473,102

		Scattering	3,096	0.84%	write-in

		Write-in; (Independent)			Shiva Ayyadurai • for Vice President: Crystal Ellis • FEC P40012015; 25 Nov 24; Tot $167,260; Dsb $142,339
		Write-in; (Socialism and Liberation)			Claudia De la Cruz • for Vice President: Karina Alexandra Garcia • FEC P40015406; 25 Nov 24; Tot $387,646; Dsb $344,375
		Write-in; (American Solidarity)			Connecticut Regional School Board of Education Member Peter A. Sonski • for Vice President: Lauren Michelle Onak • FEC P40013724; 25 Nov 24; Tot $87,821; Dsb $83,178
Total			368,155	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 118^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Republican	Senator Kevin Cramer • Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)

		Republican	241,569	66.31%	Senator Kevin Cramer • FEC S8ND00120; 25 Nov 24; Tot $5,499,808; Dsb $3,477,343

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	121,602	33.38%	Katrina Christiansen • FEC S2ND00123; 25 Nov 24; Tot $3,065,753; Dsb $2,992,892

		Scattering	1,156	0.32%	write-in
Total			364,327	100.00%

Class 3		Republican	Senator John Hoeven • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016, 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: North Dakota passed an initiative in November 2022 to amend the state's Constitution to add Gubernatorial term limits of 2 4 year terms. Applies to individuals elected after 1 January 2023, All Governors

Open		Republican	Governor Doug Burgum • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Open Chair - 7 June 2023: Announced he is running for President in 2024. 4 December 2023: Ended his 2024 Presidential campaign. 22 January 2024: "... it was a very difficult decision for us, a heart felt decision, to not seek a third term." 14 November 2024: President-elect Trump plans to nominate Governor Doug Burgum as Secretary of the Interior.
			Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)

		Republican	247,056	68.26%	Member of Congress Kelly M. Armstrong • for Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Michelle Strinden

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	94,043	25.98%	state Senator Merrill Piepkorn • for Lieutenant Governor: Patrick Hart

		Independent	20,322	5.61%	Michael "Coach" Coachman • for Lieutenant Governor: Lydia Gessele

		Scattering	530	0.15%	write-in
Total			361,951	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Elected on a ticket with the Governor

Open		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Tammy J. Miller • Appointed 3 January 2022 [re: resignation of Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford (Republican)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - 11 June 2024: Lost her party's primary for Governor. 15 February 2024: Running for Governor in 2024.
	20 December 2022: Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford (Republican), who was first elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2020, announced his resignation effective 2 January 2023. Governor Doug Burgum (Republican)'s Chief Operating Officer, Tammy Miller, will ascend to the chair. "Serving the citizens of North Dakota as lieutenant governor has been the honor of a lifetime, and this was not an easy decision...."

118^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2024, 2026. No Term Limit. 118^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Open)

Incumbent - 118th Congress
At-Large Open		Republican	Member of Congress Kelly M. Armstrong • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2024.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 119th Congress

		Republican	249,101	69.24%	Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak • FEC H4ND00061; 25 Nov 24; Tot $1,975,377; Dsb $1,606,725

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	109,231	30.36%	Trygve Hammer • FEC H4ND01044; 25 Nov 24; Tot $1,174,195; Dsb $1,128,310

		Scattering	1,455	0.40%	write-in
Total			359,787	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

		Republican	Secretary of State Michael Howe • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

		Republican	Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley • Appointed: 8 February 2022 [re: 28 January 2022 passing of Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (Republican)]. First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

		Republican	Treasurer Thomas Beadle • Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024 • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Renominated
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1, 1 write-in)

		Republican	303,730	98.08%	Treasurer Thomas Beadle

		Scattering	5,952	1.92%	write-in
Total			309,682	100.00%

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

		Republican	Auditor Joshua C. "Josh" Gallion • Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024 • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)

		Republican	241,270	68.74%	Auditor Joshua C. "Josh" Gallion

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	108,962	31.04%	Timothy C. "Tim" Lamb

		Scattering	761	0.22%	write-in
Total			350,993	100.00%

Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

		Republican	Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring • Appointed: 6 April 2009 by Governor John Hoeven upon the resignation of Roger Johnson; first elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014, 2018, 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Tax Commissioner 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

		Republican	Tax Commissioner Brian K. Kroshus • Appointed 4 January 2022 [re: resignation of Ryan Rauschenberger (Republican)]. First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

		Republican	Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread • Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024 • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Renominated
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1, 1 write-in)

		Republican	302,532	98.24%	Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread

		Scattering	5,414	1.76%	write-in
Total			307,946	100.00%

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

		Nonpartisan; (Republican)	Public Instruction Superintendent Kirsten Baesler • Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024 • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)

		Nonpartisan; (Republican)	185,318	56.90%	Public Instruction Superintendent Kirsten Baesler
		Nonpartisan; (Republican)	138,085	42.39%	former state Senator Jason Heitkamp

		Scattering	2,316	0.71%	write-in
Total			325,719	100.00%

Public Service Commissioner 1 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2028

		Republican	Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak • Appointed December 2012 by Governor Jack Dalrymple (Republican) to fill the un-expired term of Kevin Cramer (Republican) until a November 2014 special election. First elected in a special election: 4 November 2014; re-elected: 2016, 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 • Open Seat - Candidate for the US House in 2024.

Public Service Commissioner 2 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2024

		Republican	Public Service Commissioner Randy Christmann • Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024 • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)

		Republican	242,962	69.86%	Public Service Commissioner Randy Christmann

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	104,133	29.94%	Tracey L. Wilkie

		Scattering	705	0.20%	write-in
Total			347,800	100.00%

Public Service Commissioner 3 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2026

		Republican	Public Service Commissioner Sheri Haugen-Hoffart • Appointed: 11 February 2022 [re: resignation of Public Service Commissioner Brian K. Kroshus (Republican)]. First elected: 8 November 2022 in a Special Election to fill the remainder of the term. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	21 December 2021: Governor Doug Burgum (Republican) appointed Public Service Commissioner Brian K. Kroshus (Republican) to serve as North Dakota's Tax Commissioner effective 4 January 2022 for the remainder of the term. Commissioner Kroshus was first appointed Public Service Commissioner on 28 February 2017 [re: resignation of Public Service Commissioner Brian P. Kalk (Republican)]; he was first elected in a Special Election on 6 November 2018; and re-elected in 2020. 11 February 2022: Governor Doug Burgum (Republican) appointed Sheri Haugen-Hoffart (Republican) Public Service Commissioner. 8 November 2022: Elected in a special election to fill the remainder of the term.

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic-Nonpartisan League (affiliate of Democratic): 6 candidates
	• Republican: 16 incumbents, 10 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• American Solidarity: 1 candidate
	• Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
	• Right to Life
Independents
	• Independent: 2 candidates
	• Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent, 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 9 candidates
	• Write-in: 3 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
	• North Dakota Secretary of State
	• North Dakota Secretary of State - Elections and Voting
Democratic
	• North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party
Republican
	• North Dakota Republican Party
Third Party
	• Libertarian Party of North Dakota
	• North Dakota Libertarian Party
	• North Dakota Right to Life
Media & others
	• Bismarck Tribune
	• Devils Lake Journal
	• NDx Plains - Fargo
	• NorthDecoder - political blog
	• Politics1.com - North Dakota
	• Praire Public Television - North Dakota Public Radio
	• The Minot Daily News
	• The Williston Daily Herald
	• Valley City Times-Record
	• Wahpeton Daily News
	• WDAY TV - Fargo
	• WDAZ TV - ABC - Grand Forks