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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

2026 general election results: Grant County, North Dakota

If you vote in Grant County, North Dakota, here is each count as the office posts it, what was on your ballot, who represents you now, and how much weight Black voters carry here.

SourceLine Count for Grant County

Attorney General

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands · Not yet certified

358 of 358 precincts reporting

CandidateVotesShare
Drew Wrigley Republican148,42363.8%
Tim Lamb Democrat83,73236%
write-in5230.2%

The office posts totals only for this race, so no split by how people voted is shown.

Source: North Dakota Secretary of State, posted November 6, 5:50 pm Eastern. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

Public Service Commissioner

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands · Not yet certified

358 of 358 precincts reporting

CandidateVotesShare
Sheri Haugen-Hoffart Republican140,93161.2%
John M Pederson Democrat88,90138.6%
write-in3950.2%

The office posts totals only for this race, so no split by how people voted is shown.

Source: North Dakota Secretary of State, posted November 6, 5:50 pm Eastern. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

Public Service Commissioner Unexpired 2-Year Term

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands · Not yet certified

358 of 358 precincts reporting

CandidateVotesShare
Jill Kringstad Republican142,11061.7%
Scot Kelsh Democrat87,70238.1%
write-in3890.2%

The office posts totals only for this race, so no split by how people voted is shown.

Source: North Dakota Secretary of State, posted November 6, 5:50 pm Eastern. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

Secretary of State

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands · Not yet certified

358 of 358 precincts reporting

CandidateVotesShare
Michael Howe Republican144,03362%
Ryan Braunberger Democrat87,96337.9%
write-in3390.2%

The office posts totals only for this race, so no split by how people voted is shown.

Source: North Dakota Secretary of State, posted November 6, 5:50 pm Eastern. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Unexpired 2-Year Term

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands · Not yet certified

358 of 358 precincts reporting

CandidateVotesShare
Levi Bachmeier127,92862.8%
Tracy Layne Foss74,82536.7%
write-in1,1310.6%

The office posts totals only for this race, so no split by how people voted is shown.

Source: North Dakota Secretary of State, posted November 6, 5:50 pm Eastern. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

County Auditor/Treasurer Grant

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands · Not yet certified

5 of 5 precincts reporting

CandidateVotesShare
Sara Meier77076.5%
Jason Albert23423.3%
write-in20.2%

The office posts totals only for this race, so no split by how people voted is shown.

Source: North Dakota Secretary of State, posted November 6, 5:50 pm Eastern. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

County Commissioner By District District 3

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands · Not yet certified

5 of 5 precincts reporting

Part of the race only: the votes counted by the North Dakota Secretary of State. The race reaches beyond it; the full count is on North Dakota official results.

CandidateVotesShare
Jacob Tatro82890.4%
write-in889.6%

The office posts totals only for this race, so no split by how people voted is shown.

Source: North Dakota Secretary of State, posted November 6, 5:50 pm Eastern. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

County Official Newspaper Grant

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands · Not yet certified

5 of 5 precincts reporting

CandidateVotesShare
Grant County News799100%

The office posts totals only for this race, so no split by how people voted is shown.

Source: North Dakota Secretary of State, posted November 6, 5:50 pm Eastern. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

County Sheriff Grant

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands · Not yet certified

5 of 5 precincts reporting

CandidateVotesShare
Austen Dahl65665.9%
Terry Dillon32632.8%
write-in131.3%

The office posts totals only for this race, so no split by how people voted is shown.

Source: North Dakota Secretary of State, posted November 6, 5:50 pm Eastern. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

County Recorder/Clerk of District Court Grant

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands · Not yet certified

5 of 5 precincts reporting

CandidateVotesShare
Julie Fischer93899.2%
write-in80.9%

The office posts totals only for this race, so no split by how people voted is shown.

Source: North Dakota Secretary of State, posted November 6, 5:50 pm Eastern. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

Constitutional Measure No. 1 relating to the threshold for approving a constitutional amendment from a simple majority to sixty percent

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands · Not yet certified

358 of 358 precincts reporting

CandidateVotesShare
No131,94756.5%
Yes101,65943.5%

The office posts totals only for this race, so no split by how people voted is shown.

Source: North Dakota Secretary of State, posted November 6, 5:50 pm Eastern. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 2 relating to funding of school lunches

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands · Not yet certified

358 of 358 precincts reporting

CandidateVotesShare
No119,15250.6%
Yes116,26349.4%

The office posts totals only for this race, so no split by how people voted is shown.

Source: North Dakota Secretary of State, posted November 6, 5:50 pm Eastern. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

SourceLine hasn't updated every race here yet. Every race: North Dakota Secretary of State.

What was on the ballot in Grant County

  • U.S. Senate. Neither of North Dakota's Senate seats was on the ballot this year.
  • U.S. House. The state's one seat was on the ballot.
  • State and local races and questions. Every count is posted by the North Dakota Secretary of State, which lists every race on the ballot.

Attorney General of North Dakota

Black Vote Power 2.2% of citizens old enough to vote · last margin 42.1 points

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands

Ahead in the count: Drew Wrigley (Republican). Unofficial until North Dakota certifies the results (deadline November 20, 2026).

CandidateVotesShare
Drew Wrigley Republican148,42363.8%
Tim Lamb Democrat83,73236%
write-in5230.2%

Source: North Dakota Secretary of State. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

Their records and the three tests
  • Black voters can decide it (not met). Black citizens are 2.2 percent of North Dakota citizens old enough to vote. The last race for this office was not close enough for that share to decide it.
  • Broad power. The attorney general is the state's top lawyer: the office defends state laws in court, protects consumers and brings cases for the state.
  • History (not met). No first or runoff history recorded for this office in this cycle.

  • Drew Wrigley incumbent

    Ballot line
    Republican
    Public office now
    Attorney General, North Dakota, statewide (SourceLine officeholder record)
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

  • Tim Lamb

    Ballot line
    Democrat
    Public office
    Not on SourceLine yet
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

The candidate with the most votes wins.

Candidates: The Green Papers and MultiState, checked November 2, 2026; results from the North Dakota Secretary of State. Checked November 2, 2026. Last margin: North Dakota Secretary of State, official 2022 general election results. Black Vote Power: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Secretary of State of North Dakota

Black Vote Power 2.2% of citizens old enough to vote · last margin 35.7 points

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands

Ahead in the count: Michael Howe (Republican). Unofficial until North Dakota certifies the results (deadline November 20, 2026).

CandidateVotesShare
Michael Howe Republican144,03362%
Ryan Braunberger Democrat87,96337.9%
write-in3390.2%

Source: North Dakota Secretary of State. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

Their records and the three tests
  • Black voters can decide it (not met). Black citizens are 2.2 percent of North Dakota citizens old enough to vote. The last race for this office was not close enough for that share to decide it.
  • Broad power. The secretary of state runs statewide elections and keeps business filings and other official records.
  • History (not met). No first or runoff history recorded for this office in this cycle.

  • Michael Howe incumbent

    Ballot line
    Republican
    Public office
    Not on SourceLine yet
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

  • Ryan Braunberger

    Ballot line
    Democrat
    Public office now
    State Senator, Senate District 10, term began December 1, 2022 (SourceLine officeholder record)
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

The candidate with the most votes wins.

Candidates: The Green Papers and MultiState, checked November 2, 2026; results from the North Dakota Secretary of State. Checked November 2, 2026. Last margin: North Dakota Secretary of State, official 2022 general election results. Black Vote Power: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

More races

Superintendent of Public Instruction of North Dakota (special election)

Black Vote Power 2.2% of citizens old enough to vote · last margin 14.5 points

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands

Ahead in the count: Levi Bachmeier. Unofficial until North Dakota certifies the results (deadline November 20, 2026).

CandidateVotesShare
Levi Bachmeier127,92862.8%
Tracy Layne Foss74,82536.7%
write-in1,1310.6%

Source: North Dakota Secretary of State. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

Their records and the three tests
  • Black voters can decide it (not met). Black citizens are 2.2 percent of North Dakota citizens old enough to vote. The last race for this office was not close enough for that share to decide it.
  • Broad power. The superintendent leads the state education department, which oversees public schools. This special election fills the last two years of the current term.
  • History (not met). No first or runoff history recorded for this office in this cycle.

  • Levi Bachmeier incumbent

    Ballot line
    Nonpartisan office
    Public office
    Not on SourceLine yet
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

  • Tracy Layne Foss

    Ballot line
    Nonpartisan office
    Public office
    Not on SourceLine yet
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

The office is nonpartisan. The candidate with the most votes wins.

Candidates: The Green Papers and MultiState, checked November 2, 2026; results from the North Dakota Secretary of State. Checked November 2, 2026. Last margin: The Green Papers, North Dakota 2024 general election (North Dakota Secretary of State returns, certified November 22, 2024); agrees with MultiState Elections, 2024 results. Black Vote Power: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Agriculture Commissioner of North Dakota

Black Vote Power 2.2% of citizens old enough to vote · last margin 51.5 points

SourceLine hasn't updated this race's results yet. See North Dakota official results.

Their records and the three tests
  • Black voters can decide it (not met). Black citizens are 2.2 percent of North Dakota citizens old enough to vote. The last race for this office was not close enough for that share to decide it.
  • Broad power. The agriculture commissioner runs the state agriculture department, which oversees farm programs, pesticides and livestock health.
  • History (not met). No first or runoff history recorded for this office in this cycle.

  • Doug Goehring incumbent

    Ballot line
    Republican
    Public office now
    Commissioner of Agriculture, North Dakota, statewide (SourceLine officeholder record)
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

  • Vern Thompson

    Ballot line
    Democrat
    Public office
    Not on SourceLine yet
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

The candidate with the most votes wins.

Candidates: The Green Papers and MultiState, checked November 2, 2026; results from the North Dakota Secretary of State. Checked November 2, 2026. Last margin: North Dakota Secretary of State, official 2022 general election results (last updated November 29, 2022). Black Vote Power: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

More races, continued

Tax Commissioner of North Dakota

Black Vote Power 2.2% of citizens old enough to vote

SourceLine hasn't updated this race's results yet. See North Dakota official results.

Their records and the three tests
  • Black voters can decide it (not met). Black citizens are 2.2 percent of North Dakota citizens old enough to vote. In the 2022 race for tax commissioner only one candidate was on the ballot, so there is no margin to compare.
  • Broad power. The tax commissioner runs the state tax department, which collects income, sales and other state taxes.
  • History (not met). No first or runoff history recorded for this office in this cycle.

  • Brian Kroshus incumbent

    Ballot line
    Republican
    Public office now
    Tax Commissioner, North Dakota, statewide (SourceLine officeholder record)
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

  • Mark Nelson

    Ballot line
    Democrat
    Public office
    Not on SourceLine yet
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

The candidate with the most votes wins.

Candidates: The Green Papers and MultiState, checked November 2, 2026; results from the North Dakota Secretary of State. Checked November 2, 2026. Last margin: North Dakota Secretary of State, official 2022 general election results (last updated November 29, 2022). Black Vote Power: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Public Service Commissioner of North Dakota (special election)

Black Vote Power 2.2% of citizens old enough to vote · last margin 42.7 points

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands

Ahead in the count: Sheri Haugen-Hoffart (Republican). Unofficial until North Dakota certifies the results (deadline November 20, 2026).

CandidateVotesShare
Sheri Haugen-Hoffart Republican140,93161.2%
John M Pederson Democrat88,90138.6%
write-in3950.2%

Source: North Dakota Secretary of State. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

Their records and the three tests
  • Black voters can decide it (not met). Black citizens are 2.2 percent of North Dakota citizens old enough to vote. The last race for this office was not close enough for that share to decide it.
  • Broad power. The Public Service Commission sets what electric and gas utilities charge and approves pipelines, power plants and coal mines. This special election fills the last two years of a term.
  • History (not met). No first or runoff history recorded for this office in this cycle.

  • Jill Kringstad incumbent

    Ballot line
    Republican
    Public office
    Not on SourceLine yet
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

  • Scot Kelsh

    Ballot line
    Democrat
    Public office
    Not on SourceLine yet
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

The candidate with the most votes wins.

Candidates: The Green Papers and MultiState, checked November 2, 2026; results from the North Dakota Secretary of State. Checked November 2, 2026. Last margin: North Dakota Secretary of State, official 2022 general election results (last updated November 29, 2022). Black Vote Power: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

More races, continued

Public Service Commissioner of North Dakota (full term)

Black Vote Power 2.2% of citizens old enough to vote · last margin 40.8 points

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands

Ahead in the count: Sheri Haugen-Hoffart (Republican). Unofficial until North Dakota certifies the results (deadline November 20, 2026).

CandidateVotesShare
Sheri Haugen-Hoffart Republican140,93161.2%
John M Pederson Democrat88,90138.6%
write-in3950.2%

Source: North Dakota Secretary of State. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

Their records and the three tests
  • Black voters can decide it (not met). Black citizens are 2.2 percent of North Dakota citizens old enough to vote. The last race for this office was not close enough for that share to decide it.
  • Broad power. The Public Service Commission sets what electric and gas utilities charge and approves pipelines, power plants and coal mines.
  • History (not met). No first or runoff history recorded for this office in this cycle.

  • Sheri Haugen-Hoffart incumbent

    Ballot line
    Republican
    Public office
    Not on SourceLine yet
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

  • John Pederson

    Ballot line
    Democrat
    Public office
    Not on SourceLine yet
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

The candidate with the most votes wins.

Candidates: The Green Papers and MultiState, checked November 2, 2026; results from the North Dakota Secretary of State. Checked November 2, 2026. Last margin: North Dakota Secretary of State, official 2022 general election results (last updated November 29, 2022). Black Vote Power: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Black Vote Power in Grant County

0% of citizens old enough to vote in Grant County, North Dakota are Black: 0 of 1,723 (2020 to 2024).

What It Means Here

In any race here decided by fewer points than 0, whether Black citizens turn out and how they vote can decide the result. This counts citizens old enough to vote, not registered voters or turnout, which are counted separately.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey five year estimates, citizen voting age population.

Ballots counted beside 2022

SourceLine hasn't updated ballots counted here yet. Turnout appears here beside the 2022 general election.

Who represents Grant County now

U.S. Senate

  • Kevin Cramer, Republican
  • John Hoeven, Republican

Your U.S. House member and state legislators depend on your street address. Look up your address.

Local officials

Local officials: Not on SourceLine yet

Local votes: Not on SourceLine yet

More about Grant County

When it becomes final

The state certifies its results by November 20, 2026. Until then every number here is a SourceLine Count, labelled Where It Stands and not yet certified. Once certified, races read On the Record.

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