Four candidates are running for the nonpartisan office of Superintendent of Public Instruction in North Dakota. The June 11 primary will reduce that number to two, who will move on to the November general election. Seeking the office are incumbent Kirsten Baesler, Jim Bartlett of Bottineau, ...

In a state where Democrats have trouble fielding candidates in some legislative districts, a race exists on the party’s primary ticket for U.S. House. Trygve Hammer of Minot is the North Dakota Democratic-NPL endorsed candidate for Congress. He is being challenged by Roland Riemers of Grand ...

Ward County Commissioner Jim Rostad has announced his write-in campaign to continue serving on the commission. “I have found this experience to be both rewarding and satisfying. As an internal part of the commission these last eight years, I think I share in the credit, along with my fellow ...

Ashley Gulke of Burlington has joined the primary race for the Ward County Commission as a write-in candidate. She said her background in agriculture, finance and law are assets she can bring to the commission. A former commodities trader at the Chicago Board of Trade, Gulke and her ...

Seven candidates will be on the June ballot, seeking one of three open seats on the Minot Public Schools Board. Current MPS Board President Mike Gessner is the lone incumbent, while Kaylee Bourquin, John Carey, Bill Irmen, Lacey Laudenschlager, Scott Louser, and Darrik Trudell are ...

North Dakota’s lone Congressman and the state’s lieutenant governor will square off on the June 11 primary ballot for a spot on the general election ballot that could put them in line to become the next governor. Voters will decide between Tammy Miller and her lieutenant governor pick, ...