Primary Election Season Underway
The Primary Elections are set for Tuesday, June 9. Candidates have begun circulating petitions for the various positions to be voted on in Mountrail County.
Candidates were able to start circulating petitions on January 1 with the filing dates for certificate of endorsement or petition of nomination able to be filed starting on January 2. The deadline to file is Monday, Apr. 6 at 4:00 p.m. Every candidate filing must also file an affidavit of candidacy and a statement of interests.
County positions to be elected this year are County Commissioner in District 2, County Commissioner in District 3, County Commissioner in District 4, County Auditor, County State’s Attorney, County Recorder, County Treasurer, County Sheriff and Official County Newspaper.
Each candidates petition must contain signatures each to 2% of the vote from the last general election in that position, ranging from 44 to 46 and no more than 300.
Petition information for county elections can be picked up at the Mountrail County Auditor’s Office in Stanley. The information is also on Mountrail County’s website. It can be found under the directory for the Auditor’s Office with wording labeled Election Info for 2026.
City elections will also be held on Tuesday, June 9. Stanley School Board election is set for the same date. Candidates for those offices also have until April 6 at 4:00 p.m. to file their necessary documentation.
Candidates in the county races will advance to the November General Election. The city and school elections will be determined in the June 9 elections.