2022 North Dakota Secretary of State election

The 2022 North Dakota Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next secretary of state of North Dakota. Incumbent Republican Alvin Jaeger did not seek reelection to an eighth term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Howe, state representative from the 22nd district (2016–present)

Eliminated in primary

• Marvin Lepp, businessman

Declined

• Alvin Jaeger, incumbent secretary of state

Democratic-NPL primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeffrey Powell, university administrator

Independent

Candidates

Declared

• Charles Tuttle, candidate for North Dakota's at-large congressional district in 2018 and North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2020

General election

Predictions

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Benson (largest CDP: Fort Totten)
• Grand Forks (largest city: Grand Forks)
• Ransom (largest city: Lisbon)
• Sargent (largest city: Gwinner)
• Steele (largest city: Finley)
• Cass (largest city: Fargo)
• Richland (largest city: Wahpeton)

References