JUNE 19, 2024:
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An attorney for the Republican primary winner for North Dakota’s only U.S. House seat has filed complaints with federal authorities regarding text messages that falsely stated Julie Fedorchak had dropped out of the race. Fedorchak went on to win the June 11 primary, but attorney Shane Goettle said the misleading messages are election interference and a fraudulent use of texting to deceive voters. He said thousands of North Dakotans apparently received the messages. Fedorchak’s GOP primary opponents denied involvement. The state Democratic-NPL Party denounced the messages and similar ones urging Democrats to vote for former state Rep. Rick Becker in the GOP House primary.
JUNE 12, 2024:
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong has won (June 11, 2024) North Dakota’s Republican primary for governor, while longtime public utilities regulator Julie Fedorchak has finished first in a rambunctious GOP race for the House seat he will vacate. Each will be in a commanding position for the November general election in the conservative state. Armstrong beat Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller in the race to succeed Doug Burgum. The Republican governor did not seek a third term and is under consideration to be former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate. Fedorchak won a five-way contest between candidates who ranged from seasoned officeholders to little-known contenders. She would be the first woman to hold the House seat.
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