2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction (special election) (special election)

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Levi Bachmeier

NonpartisanIncumbent

In office now: North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction
Work: North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction (appointed November 2025)

Levi Bachmeier is the North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction, a position he has held since November 24, 2025, after being appointed by Governor Kelly Armstrong to the fill the vacancy caused by Kirsten Baesler's federal appointment.

Levi Bachmeier was appointed North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction in November 2025. He was business manager of West Fargo Public Schools from 2019, an education policy advisor to Governor Doug Burgum, and a teacher on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation for two years; he also served on the State Board of Public School Education and the State Board of Higher Education.

Sources for Bachmeier

Levi Bachmeier (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction: official website (North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, Public record)

Tracy Layne Foss

Nonpartisan

Work: Teacher, Valley Middle School

Tracy Layne Foss is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: teacher at Valley Middle School.

Sources for Foss

2026 North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction special election (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

2026 North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction special election (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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