Traill County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
8 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 7 Traill County races, led by the North Dakota House District 20 (Unexpired 2-Year Term) contest.
Judges
North Dakota District Court, East Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 1Nonpartisan race · Susan L. Bailey
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Susan L. Bailey Nonpartisan Incumbent
Susan L. Bailey is a sitting judge of the East Central Judicial District, elected to the bench in 2014, per the North Dakota Court System. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Susan L. Bailey is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the East Central Judicial District, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Susan L. Bailey is the sitting judge in this seat, per the North Dakota Court System's district court judges roster. Every voter in Cass, Steele, and Traill counties elects this seat, since North Dakota district judges are elected district-wide across the East Central 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, East Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 5Nonpartisan race · Reid A. Brady
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Reid A. Brady Nonpartisan Incumbent
Reid A. Brady is a sitting judge of the East Central Judicial District, elected to the bench in 2020, per the North Dakota Court System. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Reid A. Brady is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the East Central Judicial District, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Reid A. Brady is the sitting judge in this seat, per the North Dakota Court System's district court judges roster. Every voter in Cass, Steele, and Traill counties elects this seat, since North Dakota district judges are elected district-wide across the East Central 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, East Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 7Nonpartisan race · Wade L. Webb
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Wade L. Webb Nonpartisan Incumbent
Wade L. Webb is a sitting judge of the East Central Judicial District, appointed to the bench in 2003, per the North Dakota Court System. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Wade L. Webb is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the East Central Judicial District, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Wade L. Webb is the sitting judge in this seat, per the North Dakota Court System's district court judges roster. Every voter in Cass, Steele, and Traill counties elects this seat, since North Dakota district judges are elected district-wide across the East Central 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, East Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 9Nonpartisan race · Stephannie N. Stiel
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Stephannie N. Stiel Nonpartisan Incumbent
Stephannie N. Stiel is a sitting judge of the East Central Judicial District, appointed to the bench in 2018, per the North Dakota Court System. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Stephannie N. Stiel is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the East Central Judicial District, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Stephannie N. Stiel is the sitting judge in this seat, per the North Dakota Court System's district court judges roster. Every voter in Cass, Steele, and Traill counties elects this seat, since North Dakota district judges are elected district-wide across the East Central 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, East Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 10Nonpartisan race · Stephanie R. Hayden
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Stephanie R. Hayden Nonpartisan Incumbent
Stephanie R. Hayden is a sitting judge of the East Central Judicial District, appointed to the bench in 2023, per the North Dakota Court System. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Stephanie R. Hayden is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the East Central Judicial District, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. This seat carries an unexpired 4-year term. Stephanie R. Hayden is the sitting judge in this seat, per the North Dakota Court System's district court judges roster. Every voter in Cass, Steele, and Traill counties elects this seat, since North Dakota district judges are elected district-wide across the East Central 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, East Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 11Nonpartisan race · Cherie L. Clark
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Cherie L. Clark Nonpartisan Incumbent
Cherie L. Clark is a sitting judge of the East Central Judicial District, appointed to the bench in 2017 (Jamestown), Appointed 2023 to Fargo, per the North Dakota Court System. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Cherie L. Clark is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the East Central Judicial District, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. This seat carries an unexpired 4-year term. Cherie L. Clark is the sitting judge in this seat, per the North Dakota Court System's district court judges roster. Every voter in Cass, Steele, and Traill counties elects this seat, since North Dakota district judges are elected district-wide across the East Central 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 20 (Unexpired 2-Year Term)Nikolaus Groenewold (D) · David Rustebakke (R)
Nikolaus Groenewold Democratic-NPL
Nikolaus Groenewold, of Larimore, is a professional firefighter for the U.S. Space Force at Cavalier Air Station and is active as a labor leader, per North Dakota Monitor. He previously ran unsuccessfully for state Senate in 2018, per the same source. Groenewold is a Democratic-NPL candidate for the North Dakota House District 20 seat left vacant when Jared Hagert resigned to take a federal job. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
David Rustebakke Republican Incumbent
David Rustebakke, of Larimore, was appointed to the North Dakota House District 20 seat and became active as its representative on April 21, 2026, per the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, filling the unexpired term left vacant when Jared Hagert resigned. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Nikolaus Groenewold (Democratic-NPL), David Rustebakke (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Dakota House District 20 (Unexpired 2-Year Term). 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. David Rustebakke 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.
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