One candidate is tracked for North Dakota District Court, Northeast Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: M. Jason McCarthy. Candidate information follows official Nelson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
M. Jason McCarthy is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the Northeast Central Judicial District, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. M. Jason McCarthy is the sitting judge in this seat, per the North Dakota Court System's district court judges roster. Every voter in Grand Forks and Nelson counties elects this seat, since North Dakota district judges are elected district-wide across the Northeast Central Judicial District (North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6 (effective 8/11/2021)). North Dakota district court races are nonpartisan.
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, M. Jason McCarthy, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.
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Nonpartisan Incumbent
M. Jason McCarthy is a sitting judge of the Northeast Central Judicial District, appointed to the bench in 2016, per the North Dakota Court System. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Who is running for North Dakota District Court, Northeast Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 5 in 2026?
One candidate is tracked for North Dakota District Court, Northeast Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: M. Jason McCarthy. Candidate information follows official Nelson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the North Dakota District Court, Northeast Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 5 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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