By:Michael Achterling and Mary Steurer BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Three contested Republican statewide races will appear on the North Dakota primary ballot this June alongside a three-candidate contest for the nonpartisan superintendent of public instruction race. Meanwhile, North Dakota Democrats fielded a candidate for every statewide race with the late addition of Mark Nelson, a retired farmer who lives near…
Trygve Hammer speaks to delegates of the Democratic-NPL state convention March 7, 2026, in Bismarck. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota Democrats endorsed Trygve Hammer Saturday to represent the party after a fiery convention speech critical of Republican incumbent Rep. Julie Fedorchak. Hammer overwhelmingly defeated Democratic-NPL candidates Vern Thompson and Helene…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The North Dakota Democratic-NPL will hold its state convention in Bismarck Friday, March 6 to Sunday, March 8, 2026. They say all official business will take place on Saturday, March 7. Delegates to the state convention are elected at their legislative district conventions. If a district does not fill its slate, it may allow the district…
FILE – This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. Newly released court documents show that Epstein repeatedly declined to answer questions about sex abuse as part of a lawsuit. A partial transcript of the September 2016 deposition was included in hundreds of pages of documents placed in a public…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A fake text message sent out to voters claimed Julie Fedorchak had dropped out of the U.S. House race but that is far from the truth. The text used media clips from when Fedorchak withdrew from convention voting during the North Dakota Republican State Convention in April. The party ended up endorsing Alex Balazs. North Dakota…
FARGO, N.D. — The chair of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL says she hopes North Dakotans will give the Biden-Harris administration a chance. Kylie Oversen says she recognizes that North Dakota remains deeply conservative and that some may feel anxious about a largely Democratic federal government. However, she believes that the new administration will better our state by working to rebuild…
MINOT, N.D.–The North Dakota Democratic-NPL is informing the public of a change in the location of the Minot Democratic presidential caucus. The caucus will now be held at the IBEW at 125 35th Avenue North East on March 10. Anyone qualified to vote in North Dakota can participate and vote in person from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more…
BISMARCK, ND — The North Dakota Democratic-NPL announced former Vice President Joe Biden will headline the 2018 Convention in Grand Forks on Saturday, March 17. Mr. Biden will speak in support of U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp in her bid for re-election. In a statement from the state Democratic-NPL Biden said,”Heidi lives and breathes North Dakota, she fights with every fiber…
