2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
2 candidates, listed alphabetically.
Republican
Doug Goehring is the current North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner. A Republican, he was appointed to the office by Governor John Hoeven on April 6, 2009, to fill the vacancy created when Democratic-NPL incumbent Roger Johnson resigned to become president of the National Farmers Union.
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Democratic
Vern Thompson is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: former state senator from the 12th district (1997–2001).
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Candidate list and race details
What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices and statewide ballot measures.
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Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
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