Sargent County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
6 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Sargent County races, led by the North Dakota Senate District 25 contest.
Judges
North Dakota District Court, Southeast Judicial District, Judgeship No. 1Nonpartisan race · James T. Shockman
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
James T. Shockman Nonpartisan Incumbent
James T. Shockman is a sitting judge of the Southeast Judicial District, appointed to the bench in 2024, per the North Dakota Court System. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
James T. Shockman is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the Southeast Judicial District, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. This seat carries an unexpired 4-year term. James T. Shockman is the sitting judge in this seat, per the North Dakota Court System's district court judges roster. Every voter in Barnes, Dickey, Eddy, Foster, Griggs, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Stutsman, and Wells counties elects this seat, since North Dakota district judges are elected district-wide across the Southeast 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 Senate District 25Bob Heitkamp (D) · Larry Luick (R)
Bob Heitkamp Democratic-NPL
Bob Heitkamp is the Democratic-NPL candidate for North Dakota Senate District 25, challenging sitting Sen. Larry Luick. Heitkamp is executive director of Marketplace for Kids, where Heitkamp works with youth on leadership and career skills, per the Wahpeton Daily News. Heitkamp has decades of business experience, including in retail, hospitality, construction and product development, per the Wahpeton Daily News. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Larry Luick Republican Incumbent
Larry Luick is the Republican incumbent for North Dakota Senate District 25. Luick is a farmer and construction worker in Fairmount, per the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. Luick holds an AAS in diesel mechanics from NDSCS and is past president of the Fairmount Public School Board, per the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. Luick was first elected to the Senate in 2011. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Bob Heitkamp (Democratic-NPL), Larry Luick (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Dakota Senate District 25. Larry Luick is the sitting member, per the Legislative Assembly's members-by-district roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 9, 2026 primary, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list.
Full race pageNorth Dakota House District 25Terry Goerger (R) · Alisa Mitskog (D) · Kathy Skroch (R)
Terry Goerger Republican
- supports lowering property taxes
- supports North Dakota's agriculture and energy industries
- supports workforce training investment
Per the campaign site.
About Terry Goerger
Terry Goerger is a lifelong Richland County resident who built his career in agriculture, owning and operating Goerger Seed Farm and Goerger Seed Company, per his campaign site. He currently serves as a Richland County commissioner, per the same source. Goerger, of Mantador, is a Republican candidate for North Dakota House District 25.
Alisa Mitskog Democratic-NPL Incumbent
Alisa Mitskog is a chiropractor who attended North Dakota State College of Science, the University of North Dakota, and Logan College of Chiropractic, per the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. She is involved with the Richland Wilkin Community Foundation and is a past president of the Wahpeton City Council, per the same source. Mitskog, of Wahpeton, has represented District 25 in the North Dakota House since 2015. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Kathy Skroch Republican Incumbent
Kathy Skroch is a farmer and rancher who has also worked as a restorative nurse and school bus driver, and co-manages Vinnie's Mud Bog, LLC, per the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. She serves as board president of Lidgerwood Public School, per the same source. Skroch, of Lidgerwood, previously served in the North Dakota House from 2017 to 2022 and returned to represent District 25 on September 10, 2025, following the death of Rep. Cynthia Schreiber-Beck. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Terry Goerger (R), Alisa Mitskog (Democratic-NPL), Kathy Skroch (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Dakota House District 25. Voters choose two. Alisa Mitskog and Kathy Skroch are sitting members, per the Legislative Assembly's members-by-district roster. 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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North Dakota's field is the Secretary of State's general election candidate list. Party nominees (Republican, Democratic-NPL, Libertarian) were chosen at the June 9, 2026 primary. Legislators serve staggered four-year terms, so only the odd-numbered districts elect a senator and two representatives this year (House races say voters choose two); a few even-numbered districts fill an unexpired two-year House term. Judges and the superintendent of public instruction run without party labels. Unopposed candidates still appear on the ballot.
Who is on the ballot in Sargent County, North Dakota on November 3, 2026?
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