State Representative
State House District 7; North Dakota
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election · 2 seats
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 67 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 17,402 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(784,841 ÷ 17,402) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.6, measured against a statewide vote in ND (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Republican · declared
Bismarck banker with a 40-year career in the industry who sits on Bravera Bank's board of directors and previously worked as a University of Mary executive.
Democratic-NPL · declared
Bismarck State College educator and professional musician who founded the nonprofit Dakota Pro Musica and leads the Capital Curling Club board. Priorities are making the state more affordable and keeping spending fiscally sustainable.
Republican · declared
Bismarck business executive with nearly two decades in North Dakota's energy, manufacturing and industrial sectors, serving as an executive vice president at Interstate Companies.
Democratic-NPL · declared
Bismarck fifth-grade teacher and reading resource with degrees from the University of North Dakota, Colorado State and the University of Washington. Priorities are affordability, lower healthcare costs and housing.
Sources: vip.sos.nd.gov · ndcourts.gov