# 2024 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

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The 2024 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota were held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives to represent the state of North Dakota from its at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the U.S. House, elections to the United States Senate, and various other state and local elections. The primary elections were held on June 11, 2024.
Incumbent Republican representative Kelly Armstrong was re-elected with 62.2% of the vote in 2022 against an independent candidate. He did not seek re-election in 2024, instead choosing to run for governor. Incumbent Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak won the Republican primary and defeated the Democratic challenger, Trygve Hammer, in the general election with 69 percent of the vote.

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Julie Fedorchak, member of the North Dakota Public Service Commission (2012–present)

#### Eliminated in primary

* Alex Balazs, farmer and former U.S. State Department project manager
* Rick Becker, former state representative from the 7th district (2012–2022), candidate for governor in 2016, and independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022
* Sharlet Mohr, activist
* Cara Mund, lawyer, Miss America 2018, and independent candidate for U.S. House in 2022

#### Withdrawn

* Kelly Armstrong, incumbent U.S. representative (2019–present) (running for governor)
* Tom Campbell, former state senator from the 19th district (2012–2018) and candidate for U.S. House in 2018 (previously ran for governor)

#### Declined

* Kirsten Baesler, North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction (2013–present) (running for re-election)
* Thomas Beadle, North Dakota State Treasurer (2021–present) (running for re-election)
* Rick Berg, former U.S. representative (2011–2013), former chair of the North Dakota Republican Party (2018–2021), and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012
* Kevin Black, member of the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education
* Jonathan Casper, former state senator (2014–2018)
* Scott Davis, former executive director of the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission
* Jon Godfread, North Dakota Insurance Commissioner (2016–present)
* Michael Howe, North Dakota Secretary of State (2023–present)
* Brian Kroshus, North Dakota State Tax Commissioner (2022–present)
* Eric Murphy, state representative (2022–present)
* Drew Wrigley, North Dakota Attorney General (2022–present) (endorsed Fedorchak)
* Wade Webb, Cass County District Court judge

### Endorsements

Organizations
* North Dakota Republican Party
U.S. Senators
* Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky (2011–present)
U.S. Representatives
* Lauren Boebert, U.S. representative from Colorado's 3rd congressional district (2021–present)
* Josh Brecheen, U.S. representative from Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district (2023–present)
* Andrew Clyde, U.S. representative from Georgia's 9th congressional district (2021–present)
* Warren Davidson, U.S. representative from Ohio's 8th congressional district (2016–present)
* Matt Gaetz, U.S. representative from Florida's 1st congressional district (2017–present)
* Bob Good, U.S. representative from Virginia's 5th congressional district (2021–present)
* Paul Gosar, U.S. representative from Arizona's 9th congressional district (2011–present)
* Andy Harris, U.S. representative from Maryland's 1st congressional district (2011–present)
* Thomas Massie, U.S. representative from Kentucky's 4th congressional district (2012–present)
* Ron Paul, former U.S. representative from Texas's 14th congressional district (1976–1977, 1979–1985, 1997–2013)
* Scott Perry, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district (2013–present)
* Chip Roy, U.S. representative from Texas's 21st congressional district (2019–present)
State legislators
* Keith Boehm, state senator from the 33rd district (2022–present)
* David Clemens, state senator from the 16th district (2017–present)
* Jordan Kannianen, state senator from the 4th district (2017–present)
* Kent Weston, state senator from the 9th district (2022–present)
* 21 state representatives
Individuals
* Vivek Ramaswamy, entrepreneur and former 2024 presidential candidate
Organizations
* House Freedom Fund
* Republicans for National Renewal
U.S. Presidents
* Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)
Executive branch officials
* Ed Schafer, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (2008–2009) and former governor of North Dakota (1992–2000)
U.S. Senators
* John Hoeven, U.S. Senator for North Dakota (2011–present)
U.S. Representatives
* Elise Stefanik, U.S. Representative for New York's 21st congressional district and chair of the House Republican Conference
Statewide officials
* Kirsten Baesler, North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction (2013–present)
* Thomas Beadle, North Dakota State Treasurer (2021–present)
* Doug Burgum, Governor of North Dakota (2016–present)
* Randy Christmann, Public Service Commissioner (2012–present)
* Josh Gallion, North Dakota State Auditor (2017–present)
* Jon Godfread, North Dakota Insurance Commissioner (2016–present)
* Doug Goehring, North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner (2009–present)
* Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, Public Service Commissioner (2022–present)
* Drew Wrigley, North Dakota Attorney General (2022–present)
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* 20 state senators
* 34 state representatives
Organizations
* Republican Jewish Coalition

### Debates

WFZG news hosted a primary debate between Balazs, Becker, and Fedorchak on April 12, 2024.
On May 11, BEK TV hosted a debate between all the candidates. However, Fedorchak and Mohr were unable to attend, leaving just Becker, Balazs, and Mund.
On May 24, a third debate was hosted by KFGO news between all candidates except Mohr. Again on June 6, a fourth debate was hosted by WDAY News between all candidates except Mohr.
2024 North Dakota Congressional election Republican primary debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | | | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Alex Balazs | Rick Becker | Julie Fedorchak | Sharlet Mohr | Cara Mund |
| 1 | April 12, 2024 | WFZG News | Scott Hennen & Steve Hallstrom | YouTube | P | P | P | N | N |
| 2 | May 11, 2024 | BEK TV | Dale Wetzel | BEK | P | P | A | A | P |
| 3 | May 24, 2024 | KFGO News | Paul Jurgens, Jim Shaw, & Amy Dalrymple | Omny | P | P | P | A | P |
| 4 | June 6, 2024 | WDAY News | Steve Hallstrom, Scott Hennen | YouTube | P | P | P | A | P |

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Alex Balazs | Rick Becker | Julie Fedorchak | Cara Mund | Other | Undecided |
| WPA Intelligence | May 20–22, 2024 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 5% | 25% | 32% | 10% | 0% | 28% |
| DFM Research (D) | May 6–8, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 5% | 29% | 26% | 14% | 0% | 26% |

### Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024 :
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Alex Balazs (R) | $133,039 | $81,625 | $51,413 |
| Rick Becker (R) | $982,290 | $633,916 | $348,374 |
| Julie Fedorchak (R) | $1,388,553 | $1,124,137 | $264,415 |
| Cara Mund (R) | $18,933 | $4,085 | $30,386 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission ||||

### Results

Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Julie Fedorchak | 43,424 | 45.9 |
| | Republican | Rick Becker | 27,965 | 29.6 |
| | Republican | Cara Mund | 18,460 | 19.5 |
| | Republican | Alex Balazs | 3,788 | 4.0 |
| | Republican | Sharlet Mohr | 800 | 0.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 109 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 94,546 | 100.0 |

## Democratic-NPL primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Trygve Hammer, teacher

#### Eliminated in primary

* Roland Riemers, property manager, former member of the Libertarian National Committee, and perennial candidate

### Endorsements

Organizations
* North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Trygve Hammer | Roland Riemers | Undecided |
| DFM Research (D) | May 6–8, 2024 | 104 (LV) | ± 9.6% | 54% | 4% | 42% |

### Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024 :
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Trygve Hammer (D) | $560,154 | $397,248 | $162,905 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission ||||

### Results

Democratic-NPL primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic–NPL | Trygve Hammer | 14,088 | 73.4 |
| | Democratic–NPL | Roland Riemers | 5,042 | 26.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 75 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,205 | 100.0 |

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Solid R | December 12, 2023 |
| Inside Elections | Solid R | December 15, 2023 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | June 8, 2023 |
| Elections Daily | Safe R | June 8, 2023 |
| CNalysis | Solid R | November 16, 2023 |
| Decision Desk HQ | Solid R | June 1, 2024 |

### Post-primary endorsements

Organizations
* American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
* National Federation of Independent Businesses
* Republican Jewish Coalition
* Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Julie Fedorchak (R) | Trygve Hammer (D) | Undecided |
| WPA Intelligence | September 28–30, 2024 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 53% | 28% | 19% |
| Public Opinion Strategies | June 15–19, 2024 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 64% | 25% | 10% |

### Results

2024 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Julie Fedorchak | 249,101 | 69.24% | +7.04% |
| | Democratic–NPL | Trygve Hammer | 109,231 | 30.36% | N/A |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,455 | 0.40% | +0.17% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 359,787 | 100.00% | N/A |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican

* Cass (largest city: Fargo)

#### Counties that flipped from Independent to Democratic

* Rolette (Largest CDP: Belcourt)
* Sioux (Largest CDP: Cannon Ball)