State Representative
State House District 45; 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 17,225 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(784,841 ÷ 17,225) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.65, measured against a statewide vote in ND (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, 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 · Incumbent · declared
Fargo dietitian and owner of a disease management and prevention practice who has served in the House since 2023. Chairs the interim Health Care Committee and sits on Government and Veterans Affairs and Judiciary.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, 2 against, Corporate Accountability 1 for, 2 against, Healthcare Affordability 3 for,
Democratic-NPL · declared
Labor advocate and workforce policy specialist campaigning on household affordability and on expanding career training pathways in North Dakota.
Democratic-NPL · declared
Fourth-generation farmer from Grandin who has served as a township officer, volunteer firefighter and president of a farmers' cooperative board. Focuses on health care costs, school funding, wages and housing.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Fargo window cleaning business owner and former Cass County commissioner who has served in the House since 2023. Sits on Appropriations and is vice chair of the interim Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee.
Records: Corporate Accountability 1 for, 2 against, Healthcare Affordability 3 for, Civil Rights 2 for,
Sources: vip.sos.nd.gov · ndcourts.gov