The 2022 North Dakota Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next secretary of state of North Dakota. Incumbent Independent Alvin Jaeger did not seek reelection to an eighth term.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Michael Howe, state representative from the 22nd district (2016–present)
Eliminated in primary Marvin Lepp, businessman
Declined Alvin Jaeger, incumbent secretary of state
Democratic-NPL primary Candidates Nominee Jeffrey Powell, university administrator
Independent Candidates Declared Charles Tuttle, candidate for North Dakota's at-large congressional district in 2018 and North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2020
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball December 1, 2021Elections DailyNovember 7, 2022
Results
By county CountyMichael HoweRepublicanJeffrey PowellDemocratic–NPLCharles TuttleIndependentAll Others#%#%#%#%Adams68776.2%14616.2%7.66.9%00.0%Barnes2,32061.4%1,08628.8%3679.7%30.1%Benson75352.2%53437.0%15410.7%10.1%Billings42179.9%448.3%6111.6%10.2%Bottineau2,00471.8%53519.2%2498.9%30.1%Bowman1,04478.6%16612.5%1168.7%20.2%Burke58477.1%9312.3%8010.6%00.0%Burleigh22,53365.4%8,42424.5%3,43510.0%530.2%Cass27,49752.1%21,55740.9%3,6356.9%580.1%Cavalier1,05870.8%32021.4%1157.7%20.1%Dickey1,23170.8%37321.4%1307.5%50.3%Divide71171.7%20020.2%818.2%00.0%Dunn1,24477.1%21913.6%1519.4%00.0%Eddy59565.2%22624.8%909.9%10.1%Emmons1,18180.1%1298.8%16110.9%30.2%Foster86671.1%22218.2%12910.6%10.1%Golden Valley58477.6%9412.5%749.8%10.1%Grand Forks10,30356.0%6,81737.1%1,2576.8%160.1%Grant87180.2%12811.8%878.0%00.0%Griggs66970.1%21722.7%687.1%10.1%Hettinger78577.5%14714.5%807.9%10.1%Kidder74071.2%15214.6%14614.1%10.1%LaMoure1,14270.8%35321.9%1177.3%00.0%Logan60877.5%9612.2%8010.2%00.0%McHenry1,50670.9%36217.1%25311.9%20.1%McIntosh82576.4%15414.3%1019.4%00.0%McKenzie2,43678.1%42913.8%2457.9%90.3%McLean2,86369.1%86821.0%4089.9%30.1%Mercer2,69176.6%50314.3%3189.0%30.1%Morton7,51468.4%2,27220.7%1,17810.7%140.1%Mountrail1,63063.2%68326.5%26410.2%10.1%Nelson89961.4%44130.1%1218.3%20.1%Oliver60875.3%10112.5%9712.0%10.1%Pembina1,73972.9%45219.0%1928.1%10.01%Pierce97066.1%29620.2%20013.6%10.1%Ramsey2,51064.2%97224.8%42810.9%20.1%Ransom99856.3%56631.9%20811.7%20.1%Renville65374.9%11513.2%10411.9%00.0%Richland3,62363.6%1,56427.5%5058.9%30.1%Rolette96136.2%1,39052.3%30111.3%40.2%Sargent90559.2%47330.9%1519.9%00.0%Sheridan46375.7%7912.9%7011.4%00.0%Sioux17330.2%31955.7%8014.0%20.1%Slope25485.5%279.1%165.4%00.0%Stark6,50273.4%1,29214.6%15812.0%10.01%Steele44758.3%24632.1%739.5%10.1%Stutsman4,27666.4%1,54724.0%6159.5%50.1%Towner53964.9%20825.0%8310.0%10.1%Traill1,76060.4%89830.8%2498.5%60.2%Walsh2,30368.8%74922.4%2938.8%30.1%Ward10,84666.1%3,68222.4%1,87411.4%170.1%Wells1,18971.5%25615.4%21713.0%10.1%Williams5,30273.4%1,03214.3%88312.2%30.1% Totals147,81663.2%64,25427.5%21,5179.2%2410.1%
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Benson (largest CDP: Fort Totten) Grand Forks (largest city: Grand Forks) Ransom (largest city: Lisbon) Sargent (largest city: Gwinner) Steele (largest city: Finley) Cass (largest city: Fargo) Richland (largest city: Wahpeton)
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