Election 2022

Main Street's Ashley Thornberg recaps the 2022 election results with Prairie Public news director Dave Thompson and NDSU political science professor Dr. Nick Bauroth.

President Biden is set to deliver remarks as votes in the 2022 midterm elections are still being counted. Several crucial races, including the races for Senate in Georgia and Nevada, remain too close to call. Watch the speech live, beginning at 3pm CT.

His opponent says she's pleased with her campaign

We continue candidate conversations today as Rep. Kelly Armstrong, the incumbent Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, visits with Matt Olien.

November 2, 2022 - Native American Heritage Month coincides with the election this year. Nine Native American candidates are running for legislative or statewide seats in the upcoming election. Alicia Hegland Thorpe visits with each of the 9 candidates to learn about the challenges to running and their thoughts on this record number of indigenous candidates. ~~~ Agritourism is a boom business. Harvest Public Media’s Xcaret Nuñez reports. ~~~ John Cox, Ph.D, is a professor of East European history at NDSU. He recently translated the book, The Cherry Tree, the first English translation of a Sorbian novel, a near-extinct West Slavic language. He speaks with Todd McDonald.

Heather is a Spirit Lake Tribal citizen, also running for District 15 House. She’s a foster mom, and a breast cancer survivor. She advocates for the elderly and long-term support services as a tribal liaison for Center for Rural Health at UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Jayme Davis is a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is running for District 9A House, She works for her tribe as the law and policy department’s administrator and policy specialist. She will soon have a Master’s degree in public affairs with a concentration in federal Indian law and Sovereignty from the University of Minnesota.

Lillian Jones, a candidate for District 41 House in Fargo, is a citizen of the MHA Nation. She is an advocate for women, children and families, a former tribal court advocate and co-created a law firm in Fargo with her husband.

Mike Faith, of Fort Yates, is a former tribal chairman and candidate for District 31 House from Standing Rock; he brings over 20 years of experience in tribal government and nearly 30 years on the school board. He has sat on numerous boards and agencies working for farmers, and ranchers, as well as conservation efforts for wildlife and water. He ran for House in 2014.

Lisa Finley Deville, a candidate for senate in 2020, is now a candidate for House in District 4A, on the Fort Berthold Reservation, She is the co-creator of Fort Berthold Protectors of Water and Earth Rights, and a former board member of North Dakota Native Vote.