Fargo Democrats back independent House candidate after incumbent’s death

By: Jeff Beach

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: July 9, 2026

Words: 481

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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Democrats in a south Fargo legislative district have endorsed a candidate for a North Dakota House seat that had been held by Liz Conmy, who died in a plane crash in April.

However, the candidate, Cara Cody-Braun, will not appear as a Democrat on the November general election ballot.

Cody-Braun intends to collect signatures to run as an independent candidate, according to a news release from the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party. She will …

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