Chas Neff, Jr.
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Biography
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.
McKenzie County, North Dakota
North Dakota District Court, Northwest Judicial District, Judgeship No. 3
McKenzie County, North Dakota
North Dakota District Court, Northwest Judicial District, Judgeship No. 3
One candidate is tracked for North Dakota District Court, Northwest Judicial District, Judgeship No. 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Chas Neff, Jr.. Candidate information follows official McKenzie County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
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.
What this office does
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, Chas Neff, Jr., is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.