Race at a glance
North Dakota House District 42 has a contested race in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. The two candidates are Doug Osowski and Dustin McNally. Both are Republicans, and both are incumbents, meaning they currently hold the office they are seeking.
That gives voters a candidate field in which party affiliation and incumbency are the same for both people running. The basic distinctions currently listed are their names; there are no documented policy positions, biographies or campaign finance totals for either candidate.
The contest is part of North Dakota’s 2026 general election. Voters in District 42 will see the State House race alongside the other contests on their general-election ballot.
The candidates
Doug Osowski is running as a Republican incumbent in House District 42. His candidacy is listed without a biography. There are also no documented figures for money raised, money spent or cash on hand. No policy positions are documented for Osowski, so the race information does not establish how he would approach specific issues before the Legislature.
Dustin McNally is running as a Republican incumbent in House District 42. His candidacy is listed without a biography. There are also no documented figures for money raised, money spent or cash on hand. No policy positions are documented for McNally, so the race information does not establish how he would approach specific issues before the Legislature.
Both candidates therefore enter the general-election contest with the same listed party affiliation and officeholder status. Neither has a documented advantage in fundraising, spending or cash reserves because no dollar figures are listed for either campaign.
What is contested
The District 42 race is designated as contested rather than having a single listed candidate. Osowski and McNally are the full candidate field, and each is seeking office under the Republican label.
The race does not currently present a documented disagreement over policy. Neither candidate has a listed stance on any issue, so voters cannot yet compare them on specific legislative priorities from the positions recorded for this contest. Their campaign biographies also are not listed, leaving no documented personal or professional background to compare.
Campaign finance is similarly undeveloped in the race record. There are no totals for fundraising, spending or cash on hand for either Osowski or McNally. Those figures, if reported later, could show how each campaign is organizing and using its resources, but they would not by themselves establish a candidate’s policy views.
Election timeline and next steps
The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Between now and Election Day, the central process questions are whether the candidate field changes, whether either candidate states positions on issues, and whether campaign finance figures are posted.
Any such developments would give District 42 voters more points of comparison. For now, the confirmed contest consists of two Republican incumbents: Doug Osowski and Dustin McNally. Voters have the election date, candidate names, party affiliation and incumbent status, while policy and financial distinctions have not been documented.
