Stark County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for County Auditor/Treasurer, County Commissioner, and County Sheriff and more, and where they stand on agriculture, the environment and jobs.
County offices
Auditor/TreasurerNonpartisan race · Karen Richard
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Karen Richard
Karen Richard is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Stark County Auditor/Treasurer, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election Contest/Candidate List. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Karen Richard is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election Contest/Candidate List.
Full race pageCommissioner, District 2Nonpartisan race · Cory White
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Cory White
Cory White is the sitting Stark County Commissioner for District 2, per Stark County government. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Cory White is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election Contest/Candidate List.
Full race pageCommissioner, District 4Nonpartisan race · Paul Clarys · Jon Pierce
Paul Clarys and Jon Pierce are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Stark County Commissioner, District 4.
Paul Clarys
Paul Clarys is the sitting Stark County Commissioner for District 4, serving as vice-chairman, per Stark County government. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Jon Pierce
Jon Pierce is a candidate for Stark County Commissioner, District 4, per The Dickinson Press. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
2 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Stark County Commissioner, District 4, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election Contest/Candidate List.
Full race pageSheriffNonpartisan race · Corey Lee
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Corey Lee
Corey Lee is the current Stark County Sheriff, per Stark County government. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Corey Lee is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election Contest/Candidate List.
Full race pageState's AttorneyNonpartisan race · Amanda R Engelstad
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Amanda R Engelstad
Amanda Engelstad is the current Stark County State's Attorney, per Stark County government. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Amanda R Engelstad is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election Contest/Candidate List.
Full race pageBy address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Stark County is split across 4 North Dakota Senate and House districts.
Find your districts by addressNorth Dakota Senate: 2 districtsDistricts 37, 39
North Dakota Senate District 37Dean Rummel (Republican)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Dean Rummel
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Property tax relief, including a $1,600 credit for primary residents
- Balanced budgets and fiscal accountability
- Supporting North Dakota's energy and agriculture sectors
About Dean Rummel
Rummel spent nearly 40 years at TMI Systems Design, rising from staff accountant to president and chief operating officer before retiring in 2017, per the campaign site. Rummel is a lifelong Dickinson resident who previously served on and led the Dickinson School Board, per the campaign site. Rummel currently serves as a North Dakota state senator and vice chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Committee, per the campaign site.
Dean Rummel (R) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Dakota Senate District 37; unopposed candidates still appear on North Dakota ballots, so the race is on the ballot but is not contested. Dean Rummel is the sitting member, per the Legislative Assembly's members-by-district roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 9, 2026 primary, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list.
Full race pageNorth Dakota Senate District 39Greg Kessel (Republican)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Greg Kessel
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Support agriculture and the economy
- Promote responsible energy development
- Defend property rights
About Greg Kessel
Greg Kessel is described on the District 39 team campaign site as a farmer and state senator running for North Dakota's District 39 Senate seat, per the campaign site. The site is a joint page for Kessel, Jason Dodge and Keith Kempenich.
Greg Kessel (R) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Dakota Senate District 39; unopposed candidates still appear on North Dakota ballots, so the race is on the ballot but is not contested. Greg Kessel is the sitting member, per the Legislative Assembly's members-by-district roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 9, 2026 primary, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list.
Full race pageNorth Dakota House: 2 districtsDistricts 37, 39
North Dakota House District 37Susan Josephson (D) · Kylan Klauzer (Republican) · Shelley Lenz (D) · Vicky Steiner (Republican)
Susan Josephson
Susan Josephson is the Democratic-NPL nominee for North Dakota House District 37 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Kylan Klauzer
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- supports property tax relief and reform
- supports North Dakota's energy and agriculture industries
- supports education and workforce development
About Kylan Klauzer
Kylan Klauzer spent nearly 18 years with the Dickinson Police Department in investigative and supervisory roles and on a regional SWAT team, per The Dickinson Press. He now works as a regulatory compliance specialist for ONEOK, an oil and gas midstream operator, per the same source. Klauzer, a Dickinson State University graduate who has lived in Dickinson since 2002, is a Republican candidate for North Dakota House District 37.
Shelley Lenz
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Grow workforce opportunities and help employers compete in western North Dakota
- Protect what already works in health care and strengthen the rural health care network
- Support teachers and connect education directly to opportunity
About Shelley Lenz
Shelley Lenz has owned and operated State Avenue Veterinary Clinic in Dickinson for nearly twenty years, per the campaign site.
Vicky Steiner
Vicky Steiner is the R nominee for North Dakota House District 37 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. Vicky Steiner is the sitting member, per the Legislative Assembly's members-by-district roster. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Susan Josephson (Democratic-NPL), Kylan Klauzer (R), Shelley Lenz (Democratic-NPL), Vicky Steiner (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Dakota House District 37. Voters choose two. Vicky Steiner is the sitting member, per the Legislative Assembly's members-by-district roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 9, 2026 primary, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list.
Full race pageNorth Dakota House District 39Sandy Baertsch (D) · Keith Kempenich (Republican) · Mike Schatz (Republican)
Sandy Baertsch
Sandy Baertsch is the Democratic-NPL nominee for North Dakota House District 39 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Keith Kempenich
Keith Kempenich is a rancher and crop adjuster who attended Black Hills State University, per the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Farm Bureau and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, per the same source. Kempenich, of Bowman, has represented District 39 in the North Dakota House since 1993. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Mike Schatz
Mike Schatz currently represents District 36 in the North Dakota House and is running for District 39 under new district lines, per the campaign site. Schatz was formerly a farmer and rancher, a social studies teacher and a head football coach, and serves on the House Appropriations Committee, per the campaign site. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Sandy Baertsch (Democratic-NPL), Keith Kempenich (R), Mike Schatz (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Dakota House District 39. Voters choose two. Keith Kempenich and Mike Schatz are sitting members, per the Legislative Assembly's members-by-district roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 9, 2026 primary, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list.
Full race pageVoting info and more
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North Dakota's field is the Secretary of State's general election candidate list. Party nominees (Republican, Democratic-NPL, Libertarian) were chosen at the June 9, 2026 primary. Legislators serve staggered four-year terms, so only the odd-numbered districts elect a senator and two representatives this year (House races say voters choose two); a few even-numbered districts fill an unexpired two-year House term. Judges and the superintendent of public instruction run without party labels. Unopposed candidates still appear on the ballot.
Who is on the ballot in Stark County, North Dakota on November 3, 2026?
Stark County sample ballot 2026: see where the county commissioner and county auditor/treasurer candidates stand on agriculture, the environment and jobs. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in North Dakota?
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North Dakota statewide racesEvery North Dakota race on this county's ballot.All North Dakota ballot measures2 statewide ballot measuresCandidate roster last updated Oct 24, 2026 from official election sources.