State Representative
State House District 35; 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 18,323 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(784,841 ÷ 18,323) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.36, 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
Bismarck independent landman, retired National Guard lieutenant colonel and former state tourism director who was House majority leader in the 1990s. Serves on Appropriations and higher education budget work.
Records: Corporate Accountability 1 for, 2 against, Civil Rights 2 for, Healthcare Affordability 2 for,
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Retired Bismarck medical technologist who has served in the House since 2007 and is vice chair of the Judiciary Committee. Works on health care, veterans affairs and court facilities issues.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, 2 against, Corporate Accountability 1 for, 2 against, Healthcare Affordability 3 for,
Democratic-NPL · declared
Bismarck retired public school teacher of nearly 30 years, including 18 on the Standing Rock Reservation where she directed a Head Start site, and a former small business owner. Focuses on public schools, family farms and rural health services.
Democratic-NPL · declared
Sources: vip.sos.nd.gov · ndcourts.gov