MINOT — It may seem odd to call this election cycle a particularly consequential one for North Dakota given how slim the pickings will be at the top of the ballot.

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – The two candidates for next chief justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court have a vision for a better-resourced and more efficient judiciary. Justices Lisa Fair McEvers and Jerod Tufte are vying for the role after Jon Jensen announced last month he will step down at the end of 2025.

FARGO — North Dakota’s longest-serving senator currently in the state Legislature is running for reelection. Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, announced Monday, Dec. 1, that he would seek another term representing District 11 during the 2026 election. He was first elected to the North Dakota Senate in 1986.

An advocacy group submitted a petition to the North Dakota Secretary of State’s office on Wednesday in hopes of putting to a vote the issue of free breakfast and lunches for public school students.

The membership organization at its annual meeting Nov. 21-22 elected Val Wagner of Monango, North Dakota, as president. The group elected John Jacobson, of Hatton, North Dakota, as vice president.