State Representative
State House District 47; 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 15,656 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(784,841 ÷ 15,656) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.09, 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
Independent · declared
Records: Public Education Quality 2 against, Environment and Public Health 1 against
Democratic-NPL · declared
Republican · declared
Bismarck businessman endorsed by the District 47 Republican Party for one of the district's legislative seats.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Bismarck executive director of the North Dakota Gaming Alliance who has served in the House since 2023. Sits on the Finance and Taxation and Political Subdivisions committees.
Records: Civil Rights 3 against, Corporate Accountability 2 for, 1 against, Environment and Public Health 1 for, 1 against,
Democratic-NPL · declared
Sources: vip.sos.nd.gov · ndcourts.gov