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text-align: center;">North Dakota State Senate District 9</div> <div style="font-size: 13px; text-align:center;">Successor: <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Marcellais">Richard Marcellais</a></div> <div style="font-size: 13px; text-align:center;">Predecessor: <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Marcellais">Richard Marcellais</a></div> <hr /> <div class="widget-row value-only Republican Party"> <p> Compensation </p> </div> <div class="widget-row"> <div class="widget-key">Base salary</div> <div class="widget-value"> <p> $592/month </p> </div> </div> <div class="widget-row"> <div class="widget-key">Per diem</div> <div class="widget-value"> <p> $213/day </p> </div> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only Republican Party">Elections and appointments</div> <div class="widget-row"> <div class="widget-key">Last elected</div> <div class="widget-value"> <p> November 5, 2024 </p> </div> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only Republican Party"> <p> Education </p> </div> <div class="widget-row"> <div class="widget-key">Bachelor's</div> <div class="widget-value"> <p> North Dakota State University </p> </div> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only Republican Party">Personal</div> <div class="widget-row"> <div class="widget-key">Profession</div> <div class="widget-value">Business owner</div> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only Republican Party">Contact</div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://ndlegis.gov/biography/kent-weston" target="_blank">Official website</a> </p> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://kentwestonforsenate.com/" target="_blank">Campaign website</a> </p> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kentwestonforsenate" target="_blank">Campaign Facebook</a> </p> </div> </div> <p><style> .infobox { width: 250px; 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color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-key { width: 43%; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; } .widget-value { width: 57%; float: right; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; word-wrap: break-word; } .widget-img { width: 150px; display: block; margin: auto; } .clearfix { clear: both; } </style> </p> <div style="display: none;"></div> <p><b>Kent Weston</b> (<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Republican_Party">Republican Party</a>) is a member of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/North_Dakota_State_Senate">North Dakota State Senate</a>, representing <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/North_Dakota_State_Senate_District_15">District 15</a>. He assumed office on December 1, 2024. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.</p><p>Weston (<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Republican_Party">Republican Party</a>) ran in a special election to the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/North_Dakota_State_Senate">North Dakota State Senate</a> to represent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/North_Dakota_State_Senate_District_15">District 15</a>. He won in the special general election on <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/North_Dakota_state_legislative_special_elections,_2024">November 5, 2024</a>. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Biography"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Biography</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Sponsored_legislation"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sponsored legislation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Committee_assignments"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Committee assignments</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Elections"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#2024"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">2024</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-6"><a href="#Endorsements"><span class="tocnumber">4.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Endorsements</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#2022"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">2022</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Campaign_themes"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign themes</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#2024_2"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">2024</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#2022_2"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">2022</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Campaign_finance_summary"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign finance summary</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Scorecards"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Scorecards</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2024_3"><span class="tocnumber">7.1</span> <span class="toctext">2024</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2023"><span class="tocnumber">7.2</span> <span class="toctext">2023</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Biography">Biography</span></h2> <p>Kent Weston earned a B.A. in agricultural engineering from North Dakota State University. Weston's career experience includes owning an agronomy business and working as a farmer. He has served on the Rock Lake School Board and the Border Central School Board.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-1">[1]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sponsored_legislation">Sponsored legislation</span></h2> <p>The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.billtrack50.com/">BillTrack50</a> and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table. </p><p> <script src="https://www.billtrack50.com/Scripts/bt50.legislatorWidget.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> BT50.Widget({ apiKey: "ccbc5329-9e02-41da-8e3d-10b47f082227", legislatorID: 27687, rowCount: "25", backImage: "flat", borderColor: "#9C9C9C", linkColor: "#0b0080", fontFamily: "Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", height: 300, tBackground: "#CCCCCC", tForeground: "#444444", width: 500, currentSession: false }); </script> </p> <div id="BT50Widget"></div> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Committee_assignments">Committee assignments</span></h2> <p><i>Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at:<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="mailto:editor@ballotpedia.org">editor@ballotpedia.org</a></i>. </p> <h4>2023-2024</h4> <p>Weston was assigned to the following committees:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Human_Services_Committee,_North_Dakota_House_of_Representatives">House Human Services Committee</a></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Government_and_Veterans_Affairs_Committee,_North_Dakota_House_of_Representatives">House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee</a></li> </ul> <p><style> .subcommittee { font-weight: 400; margin-left: 20px; list-style-type: circle; } .source-link { </p> <pre>color: #337ab7, } </pre> <p></style> </p><p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2024">2024</span></h3> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; 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border-radius: 100%; line-height: 1.1; cursor: pointer; } .silhouette-image-container:hover .silhouette-text-overlay { opacity: 1; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i>See also: <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/North_Dakota_state_legislative_special_elections,_2024">North Dakota state legislative special elections, 2024</a></i></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><a href=""></a></i></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">Special general election for North Dakota State Senate District 15</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kent_Weston">Kent Weston</a> won election in the special general election for North Dakota State Senate District 15 on November 5, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Kent-Weston.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Kent Weston" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kent_Weston">Kent Weston</a></u></b> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">98.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 98.5%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">6,777</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">1.5</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 1.5%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">104</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=Race&type=LG&map=DIST" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 6,881 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Republican primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header republican"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">Special Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 15</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kent_Weston">Kent Weston</a> advanced from the special Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 15 on June 11, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Kent-Weston.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Kent Weston" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kent_Weston">Kent Weston</a></u></b></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">99.1</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 99.1%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,356</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.9</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.9%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">21</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=Race&type=LG&map=DIST" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 2,377 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; 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} .silhouette-image-container { position: relative; display: inline-block; } .silhouette-text-overlay { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; background-color: white; opacity: 0; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; transition: opacity 0.3s ease; border-radius: 100%; line-height: 1.1; cursor: pointer; } .silhouette-image-container:hover .silhouette-text-overlay { opacity: 1; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i>See also: <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/North_Dakota_State_Senate_elections,_2022">North Dakota State Senate elections, 2022</a></i></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><a href=""></a></i></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for North Dakota State Senate District 9</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kent_Weston">Kent Weston</a> defeated incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Marcellais">Richard Marcellais</a> in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 9 on November 8, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Kent-Weston.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Kent Weston" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kent_Weston">Kent Weston</a> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">53.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 53.7%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,335</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/RMarcellais.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Richard Marcellais" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Marcellais">Richard Marcellais</a></u></b> (D) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">46.1</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 46.1%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,005</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.2</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.2%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">9</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=Race&type=LG&map=DIST" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 4,349 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header democratic"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Marcellais">Richard Marcellais</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Loann_Jerome">Loann Jerome</a> in the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9 on June 14, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/RMarcellais.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Richard Marcellais" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Marcellais">Richard Marcellais</a></u></b></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">59.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 59.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">651</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><a href="https://form.ballotpedia.org/index.php/122219?pid=353369&Source=electionsection" target="_blank"><div class="silhouette-image-container"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/3/31/SubmitPhotoPlaceholder-02.png/120px-SubmitPhotoPlaceholder-02.png" /><div class="silhouette-text-overlay">Submit photo</div></div></a></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Loann_Jerome">Loann Jerome</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">40.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 40.5%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">444</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.1</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.1%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.sos.nd.gov/ResultsSW.aspx?text=Race&type=LG&map=DIST&eid=325" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 1,096 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Republican primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header republican"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kent_Weston">Kent Weston</a> advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9 on June 14, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Kent-Weston.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Kent Weston" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kent_Weston">Kent Weston</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">99.3</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 99.3%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,342</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.7</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.7%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">9</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.sos.nd.gov/ResultsSW.aspx?text=Race&type=LG&map=DIST&eid=325" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 1,351 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; 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class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">District 5</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Randy_Burckhard" title="Randy Burckhard">Randy Burckhard</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">District 6</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Thomas" title="Paul Thomas">Paul Thomas</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">District 7</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michelle_Axtman" title="Michelle Axtman">Michelle Axtman</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">District 8</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jeffery_Magrum" title="Jeffery Magrum">Jeffery Magrum</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">District 9</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Marcellais" title="Richard 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class="leg-hnt-district-number">District 19</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Janne_Myrdal" title="Janne Myrdal">Janne Myrdal</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">District 20</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Randy_Lemm" title="Randy Lemm">Randy Lemm</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">District 21</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kathy_Hogan" title="Kathy Hogan">Kathy Hogan</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">District 22</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Weber" title="Mark Weber">Mark Weber</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">District 23</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Todd_Beard" title="Todd Beard">Todd Beard</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> 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