Steele County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for North Dakota Senate, North Dakota House and North Dakota District Court, East Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 1 and more, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
Judges
North Dakota District Court, East Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 1Nonpartisan race · Susan L. Bailey
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Susan L. Bailey
Susan L. Bailey is a sitting judge of the East Central Judicial District, elected to the bench in 2014, per the North Dakota Court System. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Susan L. Bailey is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the East Central Judicial District, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Susan L. Bailey is the sitting judge in this seat, per the North Dakota Court System's district court judges roster. Every voter in Cass, Steele, and Traill counties elects this seat, since North Dakota district judges are elected district-wide across the East Central Judicial District (North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6 (effective 8/11/2021)). North Dakota district court races are nonpartisan.
Full race pageNorth Dakota District Court, East Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 5Nonpartisan race · Reid A. Brady
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Reid A. Brady
Reid A. Brady is a sitting judge of the East Central Judicial District, elected to the bench in 2020, per the North Dakota Court System. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Reid A. Brady is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the East Central Judicial District, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Reid A. Brady is the sitting judge in this seat, per the North Dakota Court System's district court judges roster. Every voter in Cass, Steele, and Traill counties elects this seat, since North Dakota district judges are elected district-wide across the East Central Judicial District (North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6 (effective 8/11/2021)). North Dakota district court races are nonpartisan.
Full race pageNorth Dakota District Court, East Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 7Nonpartisan race · Wade L. Webb
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Wade L. Webb
Wade L. Webb is a sitting judge of the East Central Judicial District, appointed to the bench in 2003, per the North Dakota Court System. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Wade L. Webb is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the East Central Judicial District, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Wade L. Webb is the sitting judge in this seat, per the North Dakota Court System's district court judges roster. Every voter in Cass, Steele, and Traill counties elects this seat, since North Dakota district judges are elected district-wide across the East Central Judicial District (North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6 (effective 8/11/2021)). North Dakota district court races are nonpartisan.
Full race pageNorth Dakota District Court, East Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 9Nonpartisan race · Stephannie N. Stiel
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Stephannie N. Stiel
Stephannie N. Stiel is a sitting judge of the East Central Judicial District, appointed to the bench in 2018, per the North Dakota Court System. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Stephannie N. Stiel is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the East Central Judicial District, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Stephannie N. Stiel is the sitting judge in this seat, per the North Dakota Court System's district court judges roster. Every voter in Cass, Steele, and Traill counties elects this seat, since North Dakota district judges are elected district-wide across the East Central Judicial District (North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6 (effective 8/11/2021)). North Dakota district court races are nonpartisan.
Full race pageNorth Dakota District Court, East Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 10Nonpartisan race · Stephanie R. Hayden
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Stephanie R. Hayden
Stephanie R. Hayden is a sitting judge of the East Central Judicial District, appointed to the bench in 2023, per the North Dakota Court System. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Stephanie R. Hayden is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the East Central Judicial District, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. This seat carries an unexpired 4-year term. Stephanie R. Hayden is the sitting judge in this seat, per the North Dakota Court System's district court judges roster. Every voter in Cass, Steele, and Traill counties elects this seat, since North Dakota district judges are elected district-wide across the East Central Judicial District (North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6 (effective 8/11/2021)). North Dakota district court races are nonpartisan.
Full race pageNorth Dakota District Court, East Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 11Nonpartisan race · Cherie L. Clark
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Cherie L. Clark
Cherie L. Clark is a sitting judge of the East Central Judicial District, appointed to the bench in 2017 (Jamestown), Appointed 2023 to Fargo, per the North Dakota Court System. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Cherie L. Clark is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the East Central Judicial District, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. This seat carries an unexpired 4-year term. Cherie L. Clark is the sitting judge in this seat, per the North Dakota Court System's district court judges roster. Every voter in Cass, Steele, and Traill counties elects this seat, since North Dakota district judges are elected district-wide across the East Central Judicial District (North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6 (effective 8/11/2021)). North Dakota district court races are nonpartisan.
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Find your districts by addressNorth Dakota Senate District 29John Kelly (D) · Terry M Wanzek (Republican)
John Kelly
John Kelly is the Democratic-NPL candidate for North Dakota Senate District 29, challenging sitting Sen. Terry M. Wanzek. Kelly, of Pekin, holds a BS in business administration from Norwich University, per the Jamestown Sun. Kelly was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged as a lieutenant colonel, per the Jamestown Sun. After retiring from farming in 1999 Kelly worked in retail and became a certified nurse assistant, retiring in 2022, per the Jamestown Sun. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Terry M Wanzek
Terry M Wanzek is the Republican incumbent for North Dakota Senate District 29. Wanzek is a farmer, rancher and businessman in Jamestown, per the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. Wanzek holds a BA from the University of Jamestown and has served on the Board of Governors of the University of Jamestown and the board of Jamestown Regional Medical Center, per the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. Wanzek first served in the House starting in 1993 and has served in the Senate since 1995, including as President Pro Tempore in 2013. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
John Kelly (Democratic-NPL), Terry M Wanzek (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Dakota Senate District 29. Terry M Wanzek 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 29Craig Headland (Republican) · Dianne Norris (D) · Kevin Wolsky (Republican)
Craig Headland
Craig Headland is a farmer who attended Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, per the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. He has been recognized by the Petroleum Council as an Outstanding Public Servant, per the same source. Headland, of Montpelier, has represented District 29 in the North Dakota House since 2003. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Dianne Norris
Dianne Norris is a manufacturing engineer who holds a Bachelor of Science in biological systems engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, per the Jamestown Sun. Norris, of Cooperstown, is a Democratic-NPL candidate for North Dakota House District 29. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Kevin Wolsky
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- property tax relief
- strong rural communities
About Kevin Wolsky
Wolsky is a third-generation farmer and small business owner from Carrington, North Dakota, and is the father of nine, per the campaign site.
Craig Headland (R), Dianne Norris (Democratic-NPL), Kevin Wolsky (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Dakota House District 29. Voters choose two. Craig Headland 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.
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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.
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