General Election held

The General Election was held on November 3, 2026. Statewide, 239,057 North Dakotans casted ballots. That is 39.82% of North Dakota’s eligible voters. In Morton County 10,363 residents casted a ballot or 39.78% of eligible voters. In 2022 48.03% of eligible Morton County Voters cast ballots. In 2022 there was a 42.93% statewide turnout.
Editor’s Note: all results listed in this story are unofficial. Official election results will be shared when available.
Statewide Races
Republican Representative Julie Fedorchak will see another term in Congress as she received 57.32% of the vote statewide. Democrat challenger Trygve Hammer received 36.61%, Independent Charles Tuttle received 3.96% and Independent Helene Neville received 1.96% statewide. There were 340 write ins for the position statewide. In Morton County Fedorchak received 61.81% of the vote, Hammer received 30.07%, Tuttle received 5.89% and Neville received 2.12%. There were 11 write in votes.
Secretary of State Michel Howe (R) was re-elected and received 61.99% of the vote statewide. Democrat challenger Ryan Braunberger received 37.86% of the vote and there were 339 write ins statewide. In Morton County Howe received 68.72% of the vote while Braunberger received 31.21%. There were eight write ins.
Attorney General Drew Wrigley (R) was re-elected after receiving 63.79% of the statewide vote. Democrat challenger, Tim Lamb received 35.99% of the vote and there were 523 write ins. In Morton County Wrigley received 67.96% of the vote while Lamb received 31.78%. There were 26 write ins.
Republican Doug Goehring was re-elected for the position of Agriculture Commissioner. He received 62.74% of the vote statewide. Democrat Vern Thompson received 37.12% of the vote and there were 316 write ins. In Morton County Goehring received 68% of the vote while Thompson received 31.88%. There were 12 write ins.
Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus (R) was re-elected with 63.78% of the statewide vote. Democrat Mark Nelson received 36.09% and there were 293 write ins. In Morton County Kroshus received 70.15% of the vote and Nelson received 29.73%. There were 11 write ins.
Republican Sheri Haugen-Hoffart was re-elected to the position of Public Service Commissioner. She received 61.21% of the vote statewide. Democrat John M Pederson received 38.61% of the vote and there were 395. Haugen-Hoffart received 67.83% of the vote in Morton County. Pederson received 32.05% and there were 12 write ins.
Republican Jill Kringstad will finish the unexpired two-year term for the Public Service Commissioner position. She received 61.73% of the vote statewide. Democrat Scott Kelsh received 38.1% and there were 389 write ins. Kringstad was appointed to the commission in 2025. Kringstad received 67.45% of the vote in Morton County and Kelsh received 32.42%. There were 13 write ins.
Levi Bachmeier will continue to serve as the Superintendent of Public Instruction after receiving 62.75% of the statewide vote. Bachmeier was originally appointed to the position in 2025 to succeed Kirsten Baesler. Tracy Layne Foss received 36.7% and there were 1,131 write ins statewide. In Morton County Bachmeier received 68.5% of the vote while Foss received 31.1%. There were 34 write ins.
Jerod Tufte will serve another ten-year term as a Justice of the Supreme Court after receiving 64.83% of the vote statewide. Challenger Ariston E Johnson received 34.53% of the vote and there were 1,235 write ins statewide. Tufte received 62.05% of the vote in Morton County while Johnson received 36.37%. There were 46 write ins.
Douglas A Bahr was running for reelection to serve out the remainder of the term originally held by Justice Gerald W. VandeWalle. Bahr was appointed to the position in 2023. Bahr received 98.95% of the vote statewide and there were 1,946 write ins. Bahr received 99.02% of the vote in Morton County. There were 74 write ins.
Both Constitutional Measures on this year’s ballot failed. Constitutional Measure No. 1, which would have required a proposed constitutional amendment to receive at least 60% of the statewide vote, failed. 56.48% of North Dakotans vote no while 43.53% voted yes. 54.62% of Morton County residents voted no on Measure 1 while 45.38% voted yes.
Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 2, which would have required free school breakfast and lunch for all public schools in North Dakota also failed. 50.61% of North Dakotans voted no while 49.39% voted yes. 58.81% of Morton County residents voted no on Measure 2 while 41.19% voted yes.
Morton County is part of the South-Central District Court which includes Mercer, Mclean, Sheridan, Oliver, Burleigh, Morton, Grant, Sioux and Emmons Counties. Multiple Judges of the District Court were up for election this cycle. Jackson Lofgren was elected to an unexpired four-year term for Judge of the District Court No. 2 after receiving 99.13% of the vote for the district, there were 381 write ins. Lofgren received 99.21% of the vote in Morton County and there were 59 write ins. Bobbi Weiler was named Judge of the District Court No. 6 after receiving 99.06% of the vote district wide, there were 409 write ins. Weiler received 99.14% of the vote in Morton County and there were 64 write ins. Bonnie L Strobakken was named Judge for District Court No. 7 after receiving 99.2% of the vote district wide, there were 348 write ins. Storbakken received 99.29% of the vote in Morton County, there were 52 write ins. James S Hill was named Judge for District Court No. 8 after receiving 99.15% of the vote district wide, there were 367 write ins. Hill received 99.19% of the vote in Morton County, there were 59 write ins. Pamela Nesvig was named Judge for District Court No. 10 after receiving 99.28% of the district wide vote, there were 311 write ins. Nesvig received 99.27% of the vote in Morton County, there were 53 write ins.
State Legislative Races
Morton County residents residing in Legislative Districts 31 and 33 were able to vote on who will represent them in the State House and Senate in the upcoming Legislative Session. Editor’s note: the numbers listed below are for the whole Legislative District, not just Morton County.
In District 31, State Senator Donald Schaible (R) was re-elected after receiving 66.07% of the vote in the district. Democrat Kelly Spilman received 33.24% of the vote and there were 34 write ins. Representatives Dawson Holle (R) and Karen Rohr (R) were both re-elected to the state house. Holle received 35.44% of the vote and Rohr received 34.04%. Democrats Tim Spilman and Rissa Willams received 16.2% and 14.21% respectively. There were 16 write ins.
In District 33, State Senator Keith Boehm (R) was re-elected after receiving 77.59% of the vote. Democrat Signe Snortland received 22.21% of the vote and there were 13 write ins.
Representative Anna Novak (R) was re-elected to the state house after receiving 39.54% of the vote. She will be joined by Republican Mike Heger who received 39.08%. Democrats Stacie Kruckenberg and Kimball Banks received 11.21% and 9.88% of the vote respectively. There were 35 write in votes.
Morton County Races
County Commissioners Andrew Zachmeier and Jackie Buckley were re-elected after receiving 49.43% and 49.19% of the vote respectively. There were 181 write ins. Dawn Rhone was re-elected as the Morton County Auditor after receiving 99.35% of the vote. There were 50 write ins.
Chase Lingle was elected as the State’s Attorney for Morton County after receiving 99.03% of the vote. There were 72 write ins. Nancy Seefeldt was re-elected as the County Recorder after receiving 99.54% of the vote. There were 35 write ins.
Kari Hatsenbuhler was re-elected as the County Treasurer with 99.57% of the vote. There were 33 write ins. Kyle L Krichmeier was re-elected as the County Sheriff with 98.63% of the vote. There were 109 write ins.
The Morton County & Mandan News was voted as Morton County’s Official Newspaper with 63.83% of the vote. The Morton County News Journal received 36.17% of the vote.
Aaron J. Steckler was elected to Supervisor of the Morton County Soil Conservation District with 99.53% of the vote, there were 36 write ins. Kent Belland was elected to fill an unexpired two-year term for the same position. Belland received 99.53% of the vote and there were 35 write ins.