State Representative
State House District 43; 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 · 68 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 15,359 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(784,841 ÷ 15,359) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.18, 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
Executive director of the Relate Care Clinic Pregnancy Center in Grand Forks who was raised on a farm near Northwood and has lived in the district for 30 years. Her professional and volunteer work centers on children's wellbeing.
Democratic-NPL · declared
Grand Forks paralegal with a paralegal studies degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead and a work history spanning child care, agriculture and sales. Focuses on public education, housing affordability and government transparency.
Republican · declared
Grand Forks energy researcher who is executive vice president for research and development at the Lignite Energy Council after more than 25 years in energy technology, including at UND's Energy and Environmental Research Center.
Records: Environment and Public Health 1 for
Democratic-NPL · declared
Grand Forks band instrument repair technician of nearly two decades who is principal horn with the Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra. Focuses on school funding, property tax relief and attainable housing.
Sources: vip.sos.nd.gov · ndcourts.gov