VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Here are the 2024 Barnes County election results from the November 5th general election. The total ballots cast from Barnes County voters 5,371.
District 24 totals from Barnes and Ransom Counties:
State Senate Race
(R) Mike Wobbema 5,018
(D) Pete Gjovik 2,712
Representatives Race
(R) Dwight Kiefert 4, 748
(R) Dan Johnston 4,173
(D) Nancy Farnham 2,821
(D) Shawn Olauson 2,658
Trump and Vance
Republican
3,501
66.09%
Harris and Walz
Democratic-NPL
1,652
31.19%
Oliver and Maat
Libertarian
101
1.91%
write-in
43
0.81%
Kevin Cramer
Republican
3,371
63.87%
Katrina Christiansen
Democratic-NPL
1,891
35.83%
inswrite-in
16
0.30%
Julie Fedorchak
Republican
3,571
68.83%
Trygve Hammer
Democratic-NPL
1,604
30.92%
write-in
13
0.25%
Mike Wobbema
Republican
3,425
66.07%
Knut Gjovik
Democratic-NPL
1,750
33.76%
write-in
9
0.17%
Dwight Kiefert
Republican
3,222
33.79%
Daniel Johnston
Republican
2,799
29.36%
Shawn Olauson
Democratic-NPL
1,791
18.78%
Nancy Farnham
Democratic-NPL
1,712
17.95%
write-in
11
0.12%
Kelly Armstrong and
Michelle Strinden
Republican
3,624
69.12%
Merrill Piepkorn and Patrick Hart
Democratic-NPL
1,408
26.85%
Michael (Coach) Coachman and
Lydia Gessele
independent nomination
204
3.89%
write-in
7
0.13%
Michael Schwehr
Nonpartisan
1,011
98.06%
write-in
20
1.94%
Peter Paulson
Nonpartisan
986
99.20%
write-in
8
0.80%
Julie Mindt
Nonpartisan
4,546
99.08%
write-in
42
0.92%
Total Votes
4,588
Measures:
Related to terminology describing public institutions
Yes
4,304
83.43%
No
855
16.57%
Total Votes
5,159
Related to constitutional amendments
Yes
2,140
43.02%
No
2,835
56.98%
Total Votes
4,975
Related to spending and transfers from the legacy fund
Yes
2,318
47.61%
No
2,551
52.39%
Total Votes
4,869
Related to prohibiting all political subdivisions from levying any tax on real property except for bonded indebtedness until paid.
Yes
1,762
34.03%
No
3,416
65.97%
Total Votes
5,178
Related to the legalization of cannabis and related regulation.
Yes
2,255
43.06%
No
2,982
56.94%
Total Votes
5,237