Statewide Candidates Say They Will Not Be Attending North Dakota GOP Convention This Year

Several North Dakota Republicans not attending convention may be causing a rift

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Several North Dakota Republicans say they are not attending this year’s state convention. Republican statewide office-holders like Rep. Julie Fedorchak, Secretary of State Michael Howe, and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring say instead they will be waiting for the June primary. At the 2024 convention, Fedorchak withdrew from consideration after two rounds of voting and lost the party’s endorsement to Alex Balazs, but sh…

Statewide candidates say they will not be attending North Dakota GOP convention this year

For the first time in recent memory, no statewide Republican officials will seek endorsement at North Dakota’s GOP convention in Minot. Party leaders say it signals deepening divisions.