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North Dakota primary results for the June 9, 2026 election are available through the Secretary of State’s election results site. The returns remain unofficial until county canvassing boards and the State Canvassing Board verify and certify them.
The Secretary of State’s election results page links to the June 9 primary results dashboard and says unofficial returns are reported by counties. The state’s election-night site lets readers search by candidate, contest or city, filter by race and county, view county maps and download results.
The Secretary of State’s office said the election-night results site refreshes every 10 minutes while returns are being reported. Because the dashboard is the official state source, readers checking a close race should use it rather than screenshots or older result summaries.
The highest-profile race was the Republican primary for North Dakota’s at-large U.S. House seat, where Rep. Julie Fedorchak faced Alex Balazs. The Democratic-NPL candidate for the November House race is Trygve Hammer.
Other tracked contests included Republican primaries for the Public Service Commission, legislative primaries, local races and Constitutional Measure 1, a proposed single-subject rule for future constitutional amendments.
North Dakota Monitor, citing complete but unofficial returns from the Secretary of State’s website, reported that Fedorchak defeated Balazs and received 73% of the Republican U.S. House primary vote. KFGO, carrying an Associated Press report, said AP called the race for Fedorchak on election night.
In Public Service Commission races, North Dakota Monitor reported that incumbent Sheri Haugen-Hoffart defeated Deven Styczynski with 64% of the vote in complete but unofficial Republican primary results. Jill Kringstad also won her Republican primary, defeating Chris Olson with 54% in the contest for the two-year PSC term.
Constitutional Measure 1 was reported approved. North Dakota Monitor said about 66% of voters supported the measure and 34% opposed it in complete but unofficial results.
Election-night returns can change before certification. County election officials may review precinct reports, absentee ballots, write-in totals and other records before final canvassing.
The Secretary of State’s results page says election-night totals become official only after they are verified by county election boards, County Canvassing Boards and the State Canvassing Board. The State Canvassing Board certifies the results submitted by all 53 County Canvassing Boards.
Close contests may also trigger recount procedures. The Secretary of State says a primary candidate contest must be automatically recounted if a candidate fails to be nominated by 1% or less of the top candidate’s vote total. A ballot question, measure or bond issue must be recounted if the margin is less than 0.25% of the total vote cast for and against it.
Rep. Susie Lee and Republican Marty O’Donnell advanced from Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District primaries, setting up a closely watched House battleground. Unofficial Clark County returns showed Lee with 28,798 votes and O’Donnell with 13,957.
No vote totals had been reported in South Carolina’s governor primaries at the latest check. Results are expected after polls close at 7 p.m. ET, with a June 23 runoff possible if no candidate wins a majority.
The state’s election calendar lists June 22 as the date County Canvassing Boards meet for the primary. In the Secretary of State’s 2026 election guide, county auditors are directed to certify primary results to the Secretary of State by 4 p.m. that day.
The same guide says the State Canvassing Board must meet no later than 17 days after the primary, which puts the state certification deadline at June 26. Until that process is complete, readers should treat the June 9 numbers as unofficial.
The next meaningful update is the canvass process, especially for any races where margins are close enough to qualify for an automatic or possible demand recount. The Secretary of State’s official results dashboard is the best place to check whether a race has an official recount note or updated county totals.
A further update is warranted when the state posts certified results, when any recount is identified, or when the Secretary of State changes the official status of the June 9 primary returns.
Maine’s June 9 primary polls close at 8 p.m. ET, and no results were available at the latest check. Watch for U.S. Senate, governor and U.S. House returns, with ranked-choice timing possible in crowded races.
