County Commissioner
What does this office do?
- Setting your property tax rate
- Funding county roads, parks, and public health services
- Setting land use and building rules outside city limits
Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan
Auston Creech is president of the Gwinner City Council in Sargent County. The council sets city goals and oversees major projects, infrastructure, land use, and city finances.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Lyle Bopp of Forman serves on the Sargent County Commission and has sat on the board since at least 2019. The five-member board votes on county contracts, budgets, and appointments to boards such as the water board.
Nonpartisan
Michael Mahrer is the mayor of Rutland, a small city in Sargent County, with a term that runs to June 2028. As mayor, Mahrer oversees all city portfolios and is the liaison to the Rutland Zoning Board.
Nonpartisan
Richard Ruch is a former Sargent County commissioner who sat on the board from at least 2019 through 2022. Ruch was the board's vice chairman in 2022 and reported on county drain work.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Scott Johnson of rural Gwinner serves on the five-member Sargent County Commission. The board meets twice a month and votes on county contracts, budgets, and services.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Wade Anderson of Havana serves on the five-member Sargent County Commission and was its chairman in 2025. The board votes on county contracts, such as jail boarding and senior services, and on county budgets.
Sources: vip.sos.nd.gov · resultsnd.sos.nd.gov