State Representative
State House District 5; 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 16,629 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(784,841 ÷ 16,629) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.81, 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
Democratic-NPL · declared
Minot disability advocate and nonprofit professional who also performs as a comedian and was born with cerebral palsy. Priorities are affordability and support for working families.
Republican · declared
Retired Minot resident who represented District 5 in the North Dakota House from 2011 to 2018.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Minot real estate broker and state representative serving since 2011, a former assistant majority leader who sits on House Appropriations and Education. Holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Minot State University.
Records: Civil Rights 2 for, Corporate Accountability 2 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for, 1 against,
Democratic-NPL · declared
Minot resident active in Democratic-NPL politics who argues the state Republican Party has drifted toward extremes and no longer reflects North Dakota values.
Records: Public Education Quality 1 for
Sources: vip.sos.nd.gov · ndcourts.gov