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North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction, unexpired 2-year term

2026 results by county, from North Dakota's official results file. Levi Bachmeier 62.7%, Tracy Layne Foss 36.7% statewide.

Statewide

Levi Bachmeier
62.7%127,928
Tracy Layne Foss
36.7%74,825
write-in
0.6%1,131

358 of 358 precincts reporting

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

By county

53 counties: Levi Bachmeier has the most votes in 51, Tracy Layne Foss has the most votes in 2. The figures for each county are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

CountyLevi BachmeierTracy Layne FossVotes
Adams County61.1%38.8%737
Barnes County64.3%35.3%3,248
Benson County61.5%38.2%1,135
Billings County71.2%28.8%490
Bottineau County66.3%33.3%2,123
Bowman County73.5%26.2%1,112
Burke County72.6%26.7%614
Burleigh County66.1%33.2%29,855
Cass County58.1%41.2%51,676
Cavalier County67.4%32.6%1,167
Dickey County66.8%32.9%1,562
Divide County66.3%33.4%875
Dunn County71.6%28.0%1,377
Eddy County71.7%28.0%898
Emmons County77.5%22.0%1,132
Foster County65.0%34.3%1,052
Golden Valley County76.0%23.7%583
Grand Forks County51.9%47.6%16,037
Grant County77.4%22.2%951
Griggs County61.2%38.8%789
Hettinger County72.1%27.1%871
Kidder County72.1%27.6%916
LaMoure County64.6%35.2%1,254
Logan County77.3%22.1%679
McHenry County75.0%24.9%1,715
McIntosh County71.9%28.0%937
McKenzie County65.7%33.5%2,787
McLean County68.3%31.4%3,349
Mercer County72.3%27.3%2,834
Morton County68.5%31.1%8,559
Mountrail County65.5%33.6%2,281
Nelson County56.6%43.2%1,110
Oliver County74.1%25.5%760
Pembina County63.0%36.8%2,028
Pierce County68.9%30.9%1,253
Ramsey County64.9%34.8%3,060
Ransom County56.1%43.5%1,541
Renville County71.4%28.4%782
Richland County60.7%39.0%4,522
Rolette County40.9%58.5%2,422
Sargent County58.8%41.0%1,216
Sheridan County69.6%30.4%523
Sioux County55.9%43.6%596
Slope County78.0%22.0%254
Stark County65.1%34.0%6,965
Steele County49.5%50.5%632
Stutsman County68.9%30.6%5,005
Towner County66.8%32.6%739
Traill County53.9%46.1%2,627
Walsh County67.3%32.4%2,846
Ward County64.8%34.6%14,531
Wells County71.2%27.9%1,379
Williams County65.7%33.5%5,498

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.