2 Williston Democrats miss voter minimum, won’t advance to general election

By: Jeff Beach

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 311

Last Updated: 1 day, 9 hours ago

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Two Democratic-NPL candidates from Williston will not advance to the general election in November because they did not receive the minimum number of votes required under state law.

Mark Casler received 103 votes and Michael Steele 97 votes amid low turnout for Tuesday’s primary for the two District 23 House seats. They needed at least 163 votes, which is based on 1% of the district population as outlined in state law, according to the …

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