State Representative
State House District 19; 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 17,116 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(784,841 ÷ 17,116) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.68, 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 · Incumbent · declared
Osnabrock farmer, retired school administrator and former Speaker of the House who has served in the chamber since 1993. Chairs the Appropriations Government Operations Division and works on agriculture and water issues.
Records: Corporate Accountability 1 for, 2 against, Healthcare Affordability 3 for, Civil Rights 2 for,
Democratic-NPL · declared
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Licensed hairdresser from Grafton who has served in the House since 2023 and sits on the Agriculture and Human Services committees. Active in the Walsh County Farm Bureau and a local pregnancy help center board.
Records: Civil Rights 3 against, Corporate Accountability 2 for, 1 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 2 for,
Sources: vip.sos.nd.gov · ndcourts.gov