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Candidate profile: Vern Thompson

Vern Thompson is a Democrat running in the contested 2026 election for North Dakota’s U.S. House seat.

Candidate profile: Vern Thompson

Key takeaways

  • Vern Thompson is running as a Democrat for U.S. House.
  • The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
  • Eight candidates are listed in the contested race.
  • Julie Fedorchak is the Republican incumbent.
  • No policy or campaign-finance details are on file for any candidate.

Vern Thompson is one of eight candidates in North Dakota’s contested 2026 general election for U.S. House. The field has three Democrats, four Republicans and one candidate listed with the IDP. Republican Julie Fedorchak is the incumbent.

The general election is set for Nov. 3, 2026. The race currently has no documented policy positions or campaign-finance figures for any candidate.

Thompson’s candidacy

Thompson is seeking North Dakota’s U.S. House seat as a Democrat. The other Democrats in the race are Mason Vicent Cysewski and Trygve Hammer.

Thompson does not have a biography or documented policy positions on file. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand totals for his campaign are also not on file.

Candidates in the race

Vern Thompson — Democrat. Thompson is running in the contested Nov. 3 general election for U.S. House. He has no biography, documented policy positions or campaign-finance figures on file.

Helene Neville — IDP. Neville is running in the contested Nov. 3 general election for U.S. House. She has no biography, documented policy positions or campaign-finance figures on file.

Mason Vicent Cysewski — Democrat. Cysewski is running in the contested Nov. 3 general election for U.S. House. He has no biography, documented policy positions or campaign-finance figures on file.

Julie Fedorchak — Republican. Fedorchak is the incumbent and is running in the contested Nov. 3 general election for U.S. House. She has no biography, documented policy positions or campaign-finance figures on file.

Owen Nicholas Carlson — Republican. Carlson is running in the contested Nov. 3 general election for U.S. House. He has no biography, documented policy positions or campaign-finance figures on file.

Ferris Lee MR JR Broxton — Republican. Broxton is running in the contested Nov. 3 general election for U.S. House. He has no biography, documented policy positions or campaign-finance figures on file.

Trygve Hammer — Democrat. Hammer is running in the contested Nov. 3 general election for U.S. House. He has no biography, documented policy positions or campaign-finance figures on file.

Alex Balazs — Republican. Balazs is running in the contested Nov. 3 general election for U.S. House. He has no biography, documented policy positions or campaign-finance figures on file.

Policy and campaign finance

Party labels show how the candidates are listed in the race. They do not show where those candidates stand on individual issues. Thompson, Neville, Cysewski, Fedorchak, Carlson, Broxton, Hammer and Balazs have no documented policy positions on file.

Campaign-finance figures are not on file for any of the eight candidates. That covers money raised and spent, as well as cash on hand, leaving no figures available for a comparison of their campaign finances.

Election timeline

North Dakota’s general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. The U.S. House race is contested, and all eight candidates are currently part of the field. Candidate biographies, documented policy positions and campaign-finance figures remain key records to watch as the election draws closer.

What to watch

  • Candidate biographies added to official records
  • Documented policy positions from the campaigns
  • Campaign-finance totals as they are filed
  • Updates to the candidate roster

Who's running: U.S. House

Election day: November 3, 2026

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