North Dakota Public Service Commission incumbents defeat Republican challengers

By: Jacob Orledge

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 422

Last Updated: 2 days ago

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The two incumbent North Dakota Public Service Commissioners running for election to another term have won their party’s primary and are moving on to a contested general election.

Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, running for a six-year term, and Jill Kringstad, pursuing a two-year term, were victorious in Tuesday’s primary in complete but unofficial results.

Haugen-Hoffart, a longtime public servant first appointed to the commission in 2022, defeated Deven Styczynski, the candidate endorsed by the GOP …

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