North Dakota’s State House District 16 race is contested for the 2026 general election, with two Republican incumbents in the field. Ben Koppelman and Andrew Marschall are the candidates listed for the election scheduled Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
Both candidates have the same party label and the same incumbent status. No documented policy positions are attached to either candidacy, and no campaign fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file for either candidate.
What makes the race contested
The District 16 race is classified as contested because it has more than one candidate. The two names in the field are Koppelman and Marschall, and both are Republicans currently serving as incumbents.
That makes this different from a race in which a single candidate appears without another candidate in the field. It also means party affiliation does not offer District 16 voters a distinction between the candidates: both appear with the Republican label.
The general election is set for Nov. 3, 2026. That is the date District 16 voters will cast ballots in this State House contest as part of North Dakota’s general election.
Ben Koppelman
Ben Koppelman is a Republican incumbent running in the State House District 16 election. His incumbent designation means he already holds office as he seeks a place in the district’s next House delegation.
No documented policy positions are attached to Koppelman’s candidacy. His campaign also has no fundraising total, spending total or cash-on-hand figure on file. Those categories can help voters track a campaign’s financial activity when figures are filed, but they do not currently create a documented point of comparison in this race.
Koppelman shares both his Republican affiliation and incumbent status with Marschall. As a result, the basic candidate listing does not present a difference in party or current officeholding status.
Andrew Marschall
Andrew Marschall is a Republican incumbent running in the State House District 16 election. Like Koppelman, he enters the contest as a current officeholder rather than as a challenger seeking the office for the first time.
No documented policy positions are attached to Marschall’s candidacy. His campaign likewise has no fundraising total, spending total or cash-on-hand figure on file. The same financial categories are therefore unreported for both candidates at this stage of the election.
Marschall shares Koppelman’s Republican affiliation and incumbent designation. The two candidates consequently begin the race with identical party and incumbency labels in the candidate field.
What voters can compare
The confirmed distinctions in the current race listing are the candidates’ names. Their party affiliation and incumbent status are the same, while documented issue positions and campaign finance totals do not yet separate them.
As the Nov. 3 general election approaches, candidate statements, campaign finance filings and official ballot information could give voters additional details to review. Those developments would help show how each candidate presents priorities for District 16 and how each campaign operates during the election.
For now, the central fact is straightforward: District 16 has a contested State House race featuring two Republican incumbents, Ben Koppelman and Andrew Marschall, on the 2026 general-election calendar.
