2026 results · North Dakota · North Dakota Secretary of State
Michael Howe, the Republican, is elected North Dakota Secretary of State, a Republican hold
Donald Trump carried North Dakota by 36.8 points in 2024; this year's count is a 12.6-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael HoweRepublican | 144,033 | 62.0% | |
| Ryan BraunbergerDemocrat | 87,963 | 37.9% | |
| Write-in | 339 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 4:49 PM EST · 62% counted.
About 62% of the expected vote counted232,335 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 12.6 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 64% as many votes as in 2024, from 73% in Walsh County to 44% in Williams County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.75).
Rolette County moved most: D+28.1 for president in 2024, D+51.7 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 10,870 net votes for Braunberger against the 2024 margin, 14% of the statewide change
Across the 53 counties compared, the margin moved by 78,108 votes toward Braunberger: 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+10,870 Braunberger
- Cass County+9,381 Braunberger
- Ward County+8,331 Braunberger
- Williams County+7,130 Braunberger
- Stark County+5,877 Braunberger
- Morton County+5,325 Braunberger
- Grand Forks County+5,069 Braunberger
- Stutsman County+2,564 Braunberger
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Braunberger this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Cass CountyR+8.4D+3.1
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 CommissionerDoug GoehringR+25.6
- Public Service CommissionerSheri Haugen-HoffartR+22.6
- Public Service Commissioner Unexpired 2-Year TermJill KringstadR+23.6
- Secretary of StateThis raceMichael 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.