McKenzie County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 4 McKenzie County races, led by the North Dakota House District 26 (Unexpired 2-Year Term) contest.
Judges
North Dakota District Court, Northwest Judicial District, Judgeship No. 2Nonpartisan race · Benjamen J. Johnson
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Benjamen J. Johnson Nonpartisan Incumbent
Benjamen J. Johnson is a sitting judge of the Northwest Judicial District, appointed to the bench in 2017, per the North Dakota Court System. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Benjamen J. Johnson is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the Northwest Judicial District, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Benjamen J. Johnson is the sitting judge in this seat, per the North Dakota Court System's district court judges roster. Every voter in Divide, McKenzie, and Williams counties elects this seat, since North Dakota district judges are elected district-wide across the Northwest Judicial District (North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6 (effective 8/11/2021)). North Dakota district court races are nonpartisan.
Full race pageNorth Dakota District Court, Northwest Judicial District, Judgeship No. 3Nonpartisan race · Chas Neff, Jr.
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Chas Neff, Jr. Nonpartisan Incumbent
Chas Neff, Jr. is a sitting judge of the Northwest Judicial District, appointed to the bench in 2023, per the North Dakota Court System. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Chas Neff, Jr. is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the Northwest Judicial District, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Chas Neff, Jr. is the sitting judge in this seat, per the North Dakota Court System's district court judges roster. Every voter in Divide, McKenzie, and Williams counties elects this seat, since North Dakota district judges are elected district-wide across the Northwest Judicial District (North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6 (effective 8/11/2021)). North Dakota district court races are nonpartisan.
Full race pageNorth Dakota District Court, Northwest Judicial District, Judgeship No. 4Nonpartisan race · Robin A. Schmidt
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Robin A. Schmidt Nonpartisan Incumbent
Robin A. Schmidt is a sitting judge of the Northwest Judicial District (Presiding Judge), appointed to the bench in 2013, per the North Dakota Court System. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Robin A. Schmidt is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the Northwest Judicial District, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Robin A. Schmidt is the sitting judge in this seat, per the North Dakota Court System's district court judges roster. Every voter in Divide, McKenzie, and Williams counties elects this seat, since North Dakota district judges are elected district-wide across the Northwest Judicial District (North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6 (effective 8/11/2021)). North Dakota district court races are nonpartisan.
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Find your districts by addressNorth Dakota House District 26 (Unexpired 2-Year Term)Brent Schwan (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Brent Schwan Republican
- Supporting responsible energy development while protecting landowners
- Defending private property rights for agriculture
- Addressing housing and infrastructure needs
Per the campaign site.
About Brent Schwan
Schwan spent 19 years as a game warden with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, followed by roles as a health, safety and environmental director in the energy sector and six years as a commercial lender with First International Bank and Trust, per the campaign site. Schwan now works part time as a bulk fuel hauler for Farmers Union Oil in Watford City, per the campaign site. Schwan is a graduate of Dickinson State University with degrees in business administration and accounting, per the campaign site.
Brent Schwan (R) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Dakota House District 26 (Unexpired 2-Year Term); unopposed candidates still appear on North Dakota ballots, so the race is on the ballot but is not contested. This is a special election to fill the remaining two years of a term left vacant mid-cycle; the district's regular Senate and House seats are not up again until 2028. 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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Who is on the ballot in McKenzie County, North Dakota on November 3, 2026?
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