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2026 Midterms State GuideNorth Dakota

Hold on to your Knoephla soup and fleischkuechle.

Polls are closed

Polls are closed in North Dakota, and results aren’t finalized yet.

Ballots are still being counted, close races can take days to call, and no result is official until it’s certified.

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A prayer for North Dakota

Good Father, as the people of North Dakota approach the midterms, help them rightly balance the weight of responsibility, knowing it is a privilege to steward, but not a power that can irreparably harm Your good plan and purposes.

Read the whole prayer

Updated

Hi! It’s me, Shadrach. Apparently, I’m your civic guide today. If you’ve been complaining about how things are going (and I’ve heard you... the walls are thin), this guide will help you feel informed and able to vote in this year’s midterms. Now, hold on to your Knoephla soup and fleischkuechle, and let’s get into it.

Shadrach the squirrel, dressed up for North Dakota

North Dakota at a glance

North Dakota votes on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, for its one U.S. House seat and two statewide ballot measures.

Election Day
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026
Voter registration
North Dakota has no voter registration. All ya gotta do is show up and flash an ID to cast a ballot.
U.S. House
One seat
Statewide ballot measures
2

What happens next

  1. The counting continues

    Election-night numbers are unofficial. Mail, provisional, and military ballots are still being counted, so close races can take days to call.

  2. Officials double-check the count

    Local election officials review the ballots and the tallies (the canvass). A very close race can go to a recount.

  3. North Dakota certifies the results

    Results become official once North Dakota certifies them, usually a few weeks after Election Day.

  4. Winners take office

    The new Congress takes office in early January. Governors and other state officials take office on dates set by state law, most of them in January too.

Check North Dakota’s results

Important dates

  1. Jun. 9Primaries This date has passed.
  2. Sept. 24Absentee ballots available for ND residents This date has passed.
  3. Nov. 2Last day to request an absentee ballot This date has passed.
  4. Nov. 3Election Day; absentee ballots must be returned by close of polls This date has passed.

What’s at stake

North Dakota is one of the quietest states this election cycle. It has no Senate or Governor’s race, and the state’s one House seat is safely red. Still, voters have a couple of ballot measures to keep them occupied in the box. When it comes to concerns, an April 2026 poll by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy for the North Dakota News Cooperative found that national security and the Iran War ranked as the top concern among North Dakotans at 26%, followed by immigration (17%), inflation and affordability (14%), healthcare (13%), and the economy and employment (12%).

Who’s on your ballot

Tap a race to see the candidates.

All U.S. House of Representatives seats are up for election every two years. Find your district here.

  • Shadrach’s big picture

    North Dakotans will elect one candidate to represent them in the U.S. House. Republicans are expected to hold that seat.

  • Open seats

    None

  • Competitive districts

    North Dakota’s sole district is not considered competitive (solidly Republican). Candidates from both parties still filed to run, so the district isn’t guaranteed to either party, but no Democrat has won the seat since 2008.

Statewide ballot measures

2 to read before you go. Tap one to open it.

  • The amendment would require amendments to receive a 60% supermajority vote to be adopted.

    Voting yessupports requiring amendments to receive a 60% supermajority vote to be adopted.
    Voting noopposes the amendment, leaving in place current requirements that constitutional amendments receive a simple majority vote (50%+1) to be adopted.

Also on the ballot

Other races North Dakota voters will decide.

  • Attorney General
  • Secretary of State
  • Agriculture Commissioner
  • Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • Tax Commissioner
  • Public Service Commission
  • State Senate
  • State House
  • Special state legislative
  • State Supreme Court
  • Municipal government
Print a ballot cheat sheetEvery race and measure on one page, with room for your notes, to take with you where North Dakota allows it.

Whose job is it?

Ten things government does. Tap the office that does each one.

Whose job is it to…

1 of 10

Declare a state of emergency after a hurricane or flood?

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A prayer for North Dakota

Good Father, as the people of North Dakota approach the midterms, help them rightly balance the weight of responsibility, knowing it is a privilege to steward, but not a power that can irreparably harm Your good plan and purposes.

Grant North Dakotans wisdom and discernment in the ballot box to elect leaders who govern in love, seek the flourishing of their people, and enact policies that promote justice.

Establish Your church as a lighthouse of peace and hope shining into election anxiety. May the unity among believers on opposite sides of the aisle demonstrate the supernatural power of Your reconciling gospel; and may our good works push forward gentleness and harmony in a world that values power and victory.

Amen.

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