Election law changes? Our legislation tracker’s got you. Check it out!

North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner election, 2026

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search


2022
North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture
Ballotpedia Election Coverage Badge.png
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: June 9, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

Open between 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.; close between 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Voting in North Dakota

Ballotpedia analysis
Federal and state primary competitiveness
State executive elections in 2026
Impact of term limits in 2026
State government trifectas
State government triplexes
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026
North Dakota
executive elections
Attorney General

Secretary of State
Agriculture Commissioner
Tax Commissioner
Public Service Commission

North Dakota is holding an election for agriculture commissioner on November 3, 2026.

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

  • Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
  • Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Candidate profiles

There are currently no candidate profiles created for this race. Candidate profiles will appear here as they are created. Encourage the candidates in this race to complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey so that their profile will appear here.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

No candidate in this race has completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Ballotpedia is seeking 100 percent participation so voters can learn more about all the candidates on their ballots.

Voting information

See also: Voting in North Dakota

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.


Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2022

See also: North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022

General election

General election for North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Doug Goehring defeated Fintan Dooley in the general election for North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Doug Goehring
Doug Goehring (R)
 
75.7
 
177,443
Fintan Dooley (D)
 
24.2
 
56,654
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
408

Total votes: 234,505
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture

Fintan Dooley advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture on June 14, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Fintan Dooley
 
99.7
 
21,161
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
57

Total votes: 21,218
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Doug Goehring advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture on June 14, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Doug Goehring
Doug Goehring
 
99.7
 
70,239
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
238

Total votes: 70,477
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2018

See also: North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner election, 2018

General election

General election for North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Doug Goehring defeated Jim Dotzenrod in the general election for North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Doug Goehring
Doug Goehring (R)
 
67.8
 
213,689
Image of Jim Dotzenrod
Jim Dotzenrod (D)
 
32.0
 
100,914
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
656

Total votes: 315,259
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture

Jim Dotzenrod advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jim Dotzenrod
Jim Dotzenrod
 
100.0
 
32,347

Total votes: 32,347
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Doug Goehring advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Doug Goehring
Doug Goehring
 
100.0
 
63,585

Total votes: 63,585
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2014

See also: North Dakota down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Republican incumbent Doug Goehring won re-election on November 4, 2014.

North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Goehring Incumbent 57% 139,597
     Democratic Ryan Taylor 42.9% 105,094
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 377
Total Votes 245,068
Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State

Election analysis

This section will contain facts and figures related to this state's elections when those are available.

See also

North Dakota State Executive Elections News and Analysis
Seal of North Dakota.png
StateExecLogo.png
Ballotpedia RSS.jpg
North Dakota State Executive Offices
North Dakota State Legislature
North Dakota Courts
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
North Dakota elections: 2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Party control of state government
State government trifectas
State of the state addresses
Partisan composition of governors

External links

Footnotes