Last night, as results were coming in from the Primary Election, the Prairie Public news team updated a live blog with results and news related to the election.
We’ve done live blogs before — at the Republican and Democratic conventions, and during the 2024 general election — and it’s a good way to get information out quickly without interrupting normal programming on-air.
Some news highlights from Primary Election night:
- A handful of incumbent Legislators lost their primary races.
- Voters approved the “single subject” state Constitutional amendment.
- Josh Boschee was elected mayor of Fargo.
- Mike Schmitz was re-elected mayor of Bismarck.
- Voter turnout for the Primary Election was just under 21 percent.
Did you like the live blog? Did it give you enough information on the results? Please let us know – we appreciate your feedback as we prepare for the election in November.
Find all results on the (new) Secretary of State website
A big shout-out goes to North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe and his team for a very welcome upgrade of the election results website. Easy to use, easy to navigate, worth the time.
A correction
In last week’s D’Ya NoDak, I said that mail-in ballots had to be in by election day because of a Presidential executive order. I was mistaken — this was due to an approved change by the state Legislature, not an executive order. My apologies.
