4 candidates are tracked for North Dakota House District 41 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jennifer Benson, Stacy Heidenreich, Rich Slagle and Chris Tiongson. Candidate information follows official Cass County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Jennifer Benson (R), Stacy Heidenreich (Democratic-NPL), Rich Slagle (R), Chris Tiongson (Democratic-NPL) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Dakota House District 41. Voters choose two. The Legislative Assembly's members-by-district roster shows no sitting member among these candidates. Party nominees were chosen at the June 9, 2026 primary, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list.
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Jennifer Benson served on the Fargo Board of Education for eight years, working on budgeting, transparency and accountability, per KFGO. She serves as Second Vice Chair of the North Dakota Republican Party, a post she was first elected to in 2023, per the same source. Benson is a Republican candidate for North Dakota House District 41. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Democratic-NPL
Stacy Heidenreich is the Democratic-NPL nominee for North Dakota House District 41 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
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Rich Slagle is the Republican candidate for North Dakota House District 41. Slagle is regional director for community and client development at McGough Construction, per Slagle's campaign site. Slagle moved to Fargo in 2006 and has served as vice chair of the Fargo Planning Commission and on the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments, per Slagle's campaign site. Slagle holds a political science degree from the University of Minnesota, per Slagle's campaign site.
Democratic-NPL
Chris Tiongson is the Democratic-NPL candidate for North Dakota House District 41. Tiongson is a pediatrician with nearly 30 years of medical experience, per the Dickinson Press. Tiongson has said many of the factors that affect children's health, including pollution, poverty, housing insecurity and food insecurity, occur outside the exam room, and that Tiongson believes public policy work could have a broader impact on community health than seeing patients one at a time, per the Dickinson Press. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Who is running for North Dakota House District 41 in 2026?
4 candidates are tracked for North Dakota House District 41 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jennifer Benson, Stacy Heidenreich, Rich Slagle and Chris Tiongson. Candidate information follows official Cass County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the North Dakota House District 41 election in North Dakota?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for North Dakota are on the North Dakota election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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