MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Democrat Tim Walz has won a second term as Minnesota’s governor. Walz fended off a challenge by Republican Scott Jensen, a family practice physician who grabbed national attention with his vaccine skepticism. Walz led Minnesota through the COVID-19 pandemic — including lockdowns, school shutdowns and business closures. He also led the state through the unrest that followed…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Two city council races were called around 10pm Tuesday. In Ward 1, Ryan Nelson defeated challenger Siham Amedy by a vote of 1,903-1,226. Council Member Shelly Dahlquist didn’t run for reelection. In Ward 2, Heather Nesemeier keeps her seat on the council be defeating Eileen Johnson. The vote was 2,117-1,192. The Ward 3 race, with 2 of…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – CNN projects Republican North Dakota Congressman has beaten Independent former Miss America and Harvard Law graduate Cara Mund. As of 9:50 PM, Armstrong had 113,041 votes to Mund’s 71,221 with 53 percent of precincts reporting. Armstrong will begin a third term in January. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections Tags: Congress, Kelly Armstrong,…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Republican John Hoeven of North Dakota has won reelection to a third term in the U.S. Senate. Hoeven coasted past Rick Becker, a fellow Republican who ran as an independent, and Democrat Katrina Christiansen in Tuesday’s election. The victory matches the three terms he won as North Dakota’s governor. Becker, a leader of the GOP’s far-right…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) – John Saurer of Wahpeton was not allowed to vote with a valid North Carolina driver’s license and a utility bill with his North Dakota address on it on Election Day. He was given a provisional ballot. Saurer’s vote will count if he provides a North Dakota ID before the Richland County Canvassing Board meets. He says…
NORTH DAKOTA & MINNESOTA (KVRR) – Workers are setting up voting and ballot scanning machines and tables for people voting with paper ballots. Many people have already voted. The Clay County Auditor’s Office says nearly 5,100 people have voted early or by absentee ballot. That’s around the same amount for past midterms. Cass County officials say 14,000 people have voted…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you need a ride to a polling place in Fargo, Moorhead, West Fargo or Dilworth on Tuesday, you can rely on MATBUS. Riders who board the bus and tell the driver they are going to or from a polling location will get a free ride. Rides are also free to and from polling sites when…
NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – North Dakota is the only state in the country that doesn’t have voter registration. “We have an incredibly secure system with all the laws in place currently, the checks and balances, we really don’t have any cases of fraud,” North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger said. “Our present system of identification is plenty and maybe…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — According to a study from WalletHub, Minnesota and North Dakota voters are some of the most powerful for the midterm elections. North Dakota is in the top five for voting power in the senate and gubernatorial elections. WalletHub created a voting power index to calculate the number of elected officials in the federal government by totaling the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) — North Dakota’s Supreme Court will hear arguments later this month on the state’s abortion ban after the attorney general appealed a judge’s ruling that kept it from taking effect. The high court on Wednesday scheduled oral arguments for Nov. 29 on South Central District Judge Bruce Romanick’s opinion that there’s a “substantial probability” a constitutional challenge…
