2024 Candidates
THANK YOU to all of the 2024 Dem-NPL candidates who worked hard and represented the party and our values so well. While the Dem-NPL is working in a challenging political environment, the party remains committed to its goals and the fight for a better North Dakota.
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Have you considered running for office in North Dakota? If not, you should!
Our state needs fresh ideas and new voices—it needs people like you. Whether you’ve done political work your whole life or you’ve never given a second thought to politics before, we are here to help. Recruitment for 2026 starts now.
Federal Offices
Katrina Christiansen
for U.S. Senate
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Trygve Hammer
for U.S. House
Dem-NPL PartyStatewide Offices
Merrill Piepkorn
for Governor
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Patrick Hart
for Lt. Governor
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Tim Lamb
for Auditor
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Tracey Wilkie
for Public Service Commission
Dem-NPL PartyState Legislative Offices
Rosemary Tanberg
for District 2 Senate
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Betty Dhuyvetter
for District 2 House
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Gene Nygaard
for District 2 House
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Rep. Lisa Finley-Deville
for District 4 House (Incumbent)
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Richard Marcellais
for District 9 Senate
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Rep. Jayme Davis
for District 9 House (Incumbent)
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Collette Brown
for District 9 House
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Sen. Ryan Braunberger
for District 10 Senate (Incumbent)
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Rep. Hamida Dakane
for District 10 House (Incumbent)
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Olivia Schloegel
for District 12 Senate
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Mark Nelson
for District 14 Senate
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Jessica Hawkes
for District 14 House
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Cathy Jelsing
for District 14 House
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Heather Tyulyandin
for District 16 Senate
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Julie West
for District 16 House
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Phil Weiss
for District 16 House
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Kyle Thorson
for District 18 Senate
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Mary Adams
for District 18 House
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Scott Nelson
for District 18 House
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John Pederson
for District 20 Senate
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Darrell Hansen
for District 22 House
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Mark Casler
for District 23 House
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Knut “Pete” Gjovik
for District 24 Senate
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Nancy Farnham
for District 24 House
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Shawn Olauson
for District 24 House
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Richard Schlosser
for District 28 Senate
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Sara Dux
for District 28 House
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Mary Schlosser
for District 28 House
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Dr. Matt Zimny
for District 30 Senate
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Dr. Shari Orser
for District 32 House
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Joshua Johnson
for District 34 Senate
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Lisa Hermosillo
for District 38 House
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Alexandra Deufel
for District 40 House
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Rod Gigstad
for District 42 Senate
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Sarah Grossbauer
for District 42 House
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Carol Hagen
for District 42 House
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Rep. Josh Boschee
for District 44 Senate (House Incumbent)
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Rep. Karla Rose Hanson
for District 44 House (Incumbent)
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Austin Foss
for District 44 House
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Jess Arneson
for District 46 Senate
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Todd Reisenauer
for District 46 House
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Will Thompson
for District 46 House
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