2024 North Dakota State Auditor election

2024 North Dakota State Auditor election

November 5, 2024
 
Nominee Josh Gallion Timothy Lamb
Party Republican Democratic–NPL
Popular vote 241,270 108,962
Percentage 68.74% 31.04%

Gallion:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Lamb:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     No votes

State Auditor before election

Josh Gallion
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Josh Gallion
Republican

The 2024 North Dakota State Auditor election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the North Dakota state auditor. Primary elections took place on June 11, 2024.[1] In the general contest, Republican incumbent Josh Gallion was handily re-elected for a third term, defeating Democratic–NPL candidate Timothy Lamb.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Josh Gallion (incumbent) 81,069 99.24%
Write-in 617 0.76%
Total votes 81,686 100.00%

Democratic-NPL primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Timothy Lamb, lawyer and nominee for attorney general in 2022[4]

Results

Democratic–NPL primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic–NPL Timothy Lamb 18,987 99.76%
Write-in 45 0.24%
Total votes 19,032 100.00%

General election

Results

2024 North Dakota State Auditor election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Josh Gallion (incumbent) 241,270 68.74%
Democratic–NPL Timothy Lamb 108,962 31.04%
Write-in 761 0.22%
Total votes 350,993 100.00%
Republican hold

By county

County[5] Josh Gallion
Republican
Timothy Lamb
Democratic-NPL
Write-in
Various
Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Adams 932 79.45% 240 20.46% 1 0.09% 692 58.99% 1,173
Barnes 3,417 66.76% 1,696 33.14% 5 0.10% 1,721 33.63% 5,118
Benson 1,122 58.99% 778 40.90% 2 0.11% 344 18.09% 1,902
Billings 526 82.70% 107 16.82% 3 0.47% 419 65.88% 636
Bottineau 2,563 76.64% 776 23.21% 5 0.15% 1,787 53.44% 3,344
Bowman 1,342 85.21% 230 14.60% 3 0.19% 1,112 70.60% 1,575
Burke 889 86.82% 134 13.09% 1 0.10% 755 73.73% 1,024
Burleigh 36,362 73.09% 13,220 26.57% 167 0.34% 23,142 46.52% 49,749
Cass 48,704 55.96% 38,124 43.81% 203 0.23% 10,580 12.16% 87,031
Cavalier 1,418 74.75% 476 25.09% 3 0.16% 942 49.66% 1,897
Dickey 1,788 75.67% 575 24.33% 0 0.00% 1,213 51.33% 2,363
Divide 902 78.37% 249 21.63% 0 0.00% 653 56.73% 1,151
Dunn 1,795 83.64% 348 16.22% 3 0.14% 1,447 67.43% 2,146
Eddy 846 72.12% 327 27.88% 0 0.00% 519 44.25% 1,173
Emmons 1,602 87.78% 220 12.05% 3 0.16% 1,382 75.73% 1,825
Foster 1,290 78.37% 353 21.45% 3 0.18% 937 56.93% 1,646
Golden Valley 800 84.30% 149 15.70% 0 0.00% 651 68.60% 949
Grand Forks 17,767 60.24% 11,654 39.51% 75 0.25% 6,113 20.72% 29,496
Grant 1,095 84.69% 196 15.16% 2 0.15% 899 69.53% 1,293
Griggs 945 76.64% 286 23.20% 2 0.16% 659 53.45% 1,233
Hettinger 1,051 84.08% 199 15.92% 0 0.00% 852 68.16% 1,250
Kidder 1,118 82.39% 238 17.54% 1 0.07% 880 64.85% 1,357
LaMoure 1,551 75.33% 508 24.67% 0 0.00% 1,043 50.66% 2,059
Logan 846 85.98% 137 13.92% 1 0.10% 709 72.05% 984
McHenry 2,129 79.83% 535 20.06% 3 0.11% 1,594 59.77% 2,667
McIntosh 1,096 81.97% 240 17.95% 1 0.07% 856 64.02% 1,337
McKenzie 4,448 84.24% 816 15.45% 16 0.30% 3,632 68.79% 5,280
McLean 4,121 78.42% 1,126 21.43% 8 0.15% 2,995 56.99% 5,255
Mercer 3,645 83.35% 724 16.56% 4 0.09% 2,921 66.80% 4,373
Morton 12,063 75.79% 3,815 23.97% 38 0.24% 8,248 51.82% 15,916
Mountrail 2,761 70.13% 1,170 29.72% 6 0.15% 1,591 40.41% 3,937
Nelson 1,076 63.44% 620 36.56% 0 0.00% 456 26.89% 1,696
Oliver 878 83.86% 167 15.95% 2 0.19% 711 67.91% 1,047
Pembina 2,305 76.43% 709 23.51% 2 0.07% 1,596 52.92% 3,016
Pierce 1,477 76.89% 441 22.96% 3 0.16% 1,036 53.93% 1,921
Ramsey 3,489 69.10% 1,551 30.72% 9 0.18% 1,938 38.38% 5,049
Ransom 1,565 61.88% 961 38.00% 3 0.12% 604 23.88% 2,529
Renville 972 82.37% 207 17.54% 1 0.08% 765 64.83% 1,180
Richland 5,372 68.35% 2,477 31.52% 10 0.13% 2,895 36.84% 7,859
Rolette 1,293 33.14% 2,606 66.79% 3 0.08% -1,313 -33.65% 3,902
Sargent 1,207 61.24% 753 38.20% 11 0.56% 454 23.03% 1,971
Sheridan 621 84.95% 107 14.64% 3 0.41% 514 70.31% 731
Sioux 293 31.27% 643 68.62% 1 0.11% -350 -37.35% 937
Slope 347 90.36% 37 9.64% 0 0.78% 310 80.73% 384
Stark 11,901 82.70% 2,454 17.05% 35 0.24% 9,447 65.65% 14,390
Steele 619 63.29% 358 36.61% 1 0.10% 261 26.69% 978
Stutsman 6,588 71.59% 2,605 28.31% 9 0.10% 3,983 43.28% 9,202
Towner 764 71.27% 308 28.73% 0 0.00% 456 42.54% 1,072
Traill 2,583 65.86% 1,330 33.91% 9 0.23% 1,253 31.95% 3,922
Walsh 3,109 71.24% 1,250 28.64% 5 0.11% 1,859 42.60% 4,364
Ward 20,133 73.75% 7,109 26.04% 58 0.21% 13,024 47.71% 27,300
Wells 1,761 81.23% 405 18.68% 2 0.09% 1,356 62.55% 2,168
Williams 11,983 84.17% 2,218 15.58% 35 0.25% 9,765 68.59% 14,236
Totals241,27068.74%108,96231.04%7610.22%132,30837.70%350,993

References

  1. ↑ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ FULTON, JACOB (December 20, 2023). "Gallion, Beadle, Christmann announce reelection bids". The Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "North Dakota Secretary of State". results.sos.nd.gov. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  4. ↑ Beach, Jeff (April 5, 2024). "Democrats field candidates for state auditor, PSC • North Dakota Monitor". North Dakota Monitor. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Howe, Michael (November 5, 2024). "Official 2024 General Election Results". North Dakota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 10, 2026. Retrieved July 25, 2026.

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