State Representative
State House District 15; 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 16,592 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(784,841 ÷ 16,592) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.82, 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
Devils Lake Republican who recently retired as vice president of administrative affairs at Lake Region State College. Campaigns on constitutional governance and on steering the state party away from more extreme positions.
Democratic-NPL · declared
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Devils Lake hearing outreach specialist for the North Dakota School for the Deaf, in the House since 2023, who is vice chair of the Human Services Committee and serves on Transportation. Focuses on human services and rural health.
Records: Civil Rights 3 against, Corporate Accountability 3 for, Healthcare Affordability 2 for,
Sources: vip.sos.nd.gov · ndcourts.gov