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North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner

2026 results by county, from North Dakota's official results file. Doug Goehring 62.7%, Vern Thompson 37.1% statewide.

Statewide

Doug Goehring
62.7%146,373
Vern Thompson
37.1%86,612
write-in
0.1%316

358 of 358 precincts reporting

The state's unofficial totals. Winners aren't marked here.

By county

53 counties: Doug Goehring has the most votes in 49, Vern Thompson has the most votes in 4. The figures for each county are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

CountyDoug GoehringVern ThompsonVotes
Adams County76.9%23.1%824
Barnes County65.1%34.8%3,638
Benson County45.7%54.3%1,303
Billings County81.2%18.8%547
Bottineau County73.4%26.4%2,378
Bowman County81.8%18.2%1,249
Burke County82.7%16.8%683
Burleigh County66.7%33.1%34,017
Cass County49.2%50.7%58,078
Cavalier County71.0%28.9%1,420
Dickey County69.8%30.1%1,766
Divide County74.2%25.8%987
Dunn County81.2%18.7%1,553
Eddy County66.3%33.6%1,000
Emmons County82.4%17.6%1,281
Foster County76.2%23.7%1,182
Golden Valley County83.8%16.0%674
Grand Forks County53.0%46.9%19,376
Grant County79.5%20.4%1,036
Griggs County74.5%25.5%894
Hettinger County81.0%18.8%1,006
Kidder County78.7%21.1%1,055
LaMoure County69.9%30.1%1,477
Logan County82.4%17.5%773
McHenry County74.9%24.9%1,879
McIntosh County77.8%22.1%1,039
McKenzie County78.4%21.4%3,245
McLean County73.7%26.2%3,755
Mercer County78.4%21.5%3,215
Morton County68.0%31.9%10,080
Mountrail County64.1%35.6%2,534
Nelson County60.0%40.0%1,241
Oliver County76.3%23.3%859
Pembina County75.0%25.0%2,270
Pierce County72.9%27.1%1,401
Ramsey County65.3%34.7%3,437
Ransom County59.3%40.7%1,750
Renville County82.5%17.5%862
Richland County65.0%34.9%5,312
Rolette County26.8%73.0%2,709
Sargent County63.3%36.6%1,450
Sheridan County81.2%18.6%586
Sioux County28.8%71.0%652
Slope County87.2%12.8%281
Stark County76.4%23.4%8,092
Steele County59.7%40.3%702
Stutsman County67.6%32.3%6,185
Towner County69.1%30.8%848
Traill County63.7%36.3%3,001
Walsh County71.3%28.6%3,313
Ward County66.8%33.1%16,303
Wells County78.1%21.7%1,533
Williams County73.7%26.1%6,570

The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.

Sources & scope

North Dakota's official results, file posted Nov 13, 6:21 PM. Unofficial until certified. North Dakota's page has its other statewide offices, ballot measures and legislature.