Julie Fedorchak Faces Balazs in North Dakota Primary Rematch — Nevada Elections 2026
North Dakota held its state primary on Tuesday, and nevada elections 2026 coverage centers on Republican U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak’s rematch with former foreign service officer Alex Balazs. Voters also weighed a constitutional amendment, statewide contests and Fargo’s mayoral race.
Fedorchak is seeking a second term after winning the 2024 general election with 69% of the vote against Democrat Trygve Hammer. Balazs finished fourth in the 2024 Republican primary with 4%, and Hammer is running again to face the winner of this year’s GOP contest.
Julie Fedorchak and Alex Balazs
The House race is the clearest primary contest on the ballot. Fedorchak entered Tuesday as the incumbent, while Balazs returned after his fourth-place finish in 2024, giving voters a direct rematch in a state where Republican presidential candidates have won the last 15 elections and Donald Trump took 67% in 2024.
That backdrop leaves little doubt about the broader map, but it still matters who clears the primary in the 2026 cycle. Slightly more than half of North Dakota’s 47 state Senate seats and 94 state House seats are also up, and Republicans hold overwhelming supermajorities in both chambers.
Statewide Offices and Amendment
Voters also chose nominees for several top statewide offices. Candidates for secretary of state, state attorney general and state agriculture commissioner are running unopposed, which leaves the nomination process focused on the offices with actual contests.
They also decided a ballot measure that would bar future proposed constitutional amendments from addressing more than one subject at a time. That measure gives voters a direct say on how future amendments would be written, not on one specific policy issue.
Fargo Mayor Race
In Fargo, voters elected a new mayor to succeed term-limited incumbent Tim Mahoney. Five candidates are running for the nonpartisan office, and the race is the city’s first mayoral election since the state banned the approval voting method Fargo voters adopted in 2018.
Fargo’s voting system had allowed voters to select any number of candidates, with the highest vote-getter winning. The 2025 City Commission vote to change the mayor’s office from part time to full time adds another layer to the race for whoever takes over.
Polls close at 7 p.m. local time, which is 8 p.m. ET and 9 p.m. ET depending on the part of the state. Results will settle the party nominees and the Fargo mayoral contest, while the statewide measure will show how voters handled the one-subject rule for future constitutional amendments.
