2 candidates are tracked for North Dakota House District 20 (Unexpired 2-Year Term) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Nikolaus Groenewold and David Rustebakke. Candidate information follows official Walsh County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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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This race. 2-year term. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, David Rustebakke, is on the ballot.
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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.
R 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.
Who is running for North Dakota House District 20 (Unexpired 2-Year Term) in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for North Dakota House District 20 (Unexpired 2-Year Term) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Nikolaus Groenewold and David Rustebakke. Candidate information follows official Walsh County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the North Dakota House District 20 (Unexpired 2-Year Term) 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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