2026 results · North Dakota · North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner
Doug Goehring, the Republican, is elected North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner
Donald Trump carried North Dakota by 36.8 points in 2024; this year's count is a 11.1-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug GoehringRepublican | 146,373 | 62.7% | |
| Vern ThompsonDemocrat | 86,612 | 37.1% | |
| Write-in | 316 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 4:49 PM EST · 63% counted.
About 63% of the expected vote counted233,301 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:00 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:07 PM ESTSource: North Dakota Secretary of State
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What moved most
Scroll through North Dakota, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 53 counties compared moved 11.1 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 64% as many votes as in 2024, from 74% in Walsh County to 44% in Williams County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.64).
Williams County moved most: R+68.1 for president in 2024, R+47.5 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Burleigh County added 10,934 net votes for Thompson against the 2024 margin, 15% of the statewide change
Across the 53 counties compared, the margin moved by 74,417 votes toward Thompson: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Burleigh County+10,934 Thompson
- Cass County+8,395 Thompson
- Ward County+7,918 Thompson
- Williams County+7,103 Thompson
- Stark County+5,563 Thompson
- Morton County+5,451 Thompson
- Grand Forks County+4,470 Thompson
- Stutsman County+2,308 Thompson
2 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Thompson this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first; the 1 largest of 2, leaving out any under 2,000 votes in 2024.
- Cass CountyR+8.4D+1.4
What the places that moved have in common
Each of North Dakota’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
North Dakota’s ballot
All of North Dakota’s resultsThe state legislatureBallot measures
StatewideRepublicans won 6 of North Dakota's 7 statewide races.
- Attorney GeneralDrew WrigleyR+27.8
- Agriculture CommissionerThis raceDoug GoehringR+25.6
- Public Service CommissionerSheri Haugen-HoffartR+22.6
- Public Service Commissioner Unexpired 2-Year TermJill KringstadR+23.6
- Secretary of StateMichael HoweR+24.1
- Superintendent of Public Instruction Unexpired 2-Year TermLevi BachmeierBachmeier +26.0
- Tax CommissionerBrian KroshusR+27.7
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 1–0, now R 1–0
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the North Dakota Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.