Cass County turnout drives early in-person voting in North Dakota primary

Nearly 50,000 North Dakotans have submitted their ballots before polls open on Election Day.

There have been 17,287 votes cast at polling locations in seven counties that have allowed citizens to show up to the polls in the week prior to Election Day, as of Monday evening. That exceeds the 2024 primary election, when 12,208 ballots were filled out at early voting locations.

That’s despite it being a midterm election with no governor or senator race on the ballot. Early voting has largely been driven by North Dakota’s largest county. Cass County has reported 8,178 early votes cast, nearly double the 4,270 early voters in 2024.

“I think it’s pretty clear what is driving turnout in Cass County is that Fargo mayoral race,” Secretary of State Michael Howe said last week. There are five candidates for Fargo mayor.


https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/06/08/cass-county-turnout-drives-early-in-person-voting-in-north-dakota-primary/