US Midterms 2026
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Julie Fedorchak, a Republican who has represented North Dakota's at-large congressional district since 2025 after serving on the state Public Service Commission, faces Democratic-Nonpartisan League nominee Trygve Hammer in a 2026 rematch.
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Julie Fedorchak was born on September 28, 1968, in Williston, North Dakota, the youngest of eight children of Duane and Doris Liffrig. Her father served as highway commissioner under Governor Allen Olson. She graduated from the University of North Dakota with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism. She and her husband, Michael Fedorchak, have three children and have been members of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit congregation in Bismarck for 30 years.
Fedorchak served as communications director for Governor Ed Schafer and later became a columnist for the Bismarck Tribune, among other media roles. In December 2012 Governor Jack Dalrymple appointed her to the North Dakota Public Service Commission after a seat opened. She won election to the seat in 2014, was chosen to chair the commission for a two-year term, and was re-elected in 2016 and 2022.
In February 2024 Fedorchak entered the race for North Dakota's open U.S. House seat. She won the June 11 Republican primary with 46% of the vote and defeated Democrat Trygve Hammer 69% to 30%, becoming the first woman elected to the U.S. House from North Dakota.
Sworn in on January 3, 2025, she serves on the Committee on Energy and Commerce and is a member of the Republican Governance Group. In June 2026 she and Democratic Representative Emily Randall established the Bipartisan Nuclear Triad Caucus.
Fedorchak announced her re-election campaign for North Dakota's at-large seat on January 5, 2026. In the primary elections on June 9, 2026, she defeated her 2024 primary opponent Alex Balazs, taking 72.9% of the vote to his 27.1%. The general election on November 3, 2026, is a rematch of the 2024 race against Trygve Hammer, a teacher who won the Democratic-Nonpartisan League primary with 100.0% of the vote. Fedorchak was elected in 2024 with 69.24% of the vote.
