2022 North Dakota Secretary of State election explained

Election Name:	2022 North Dakota Secretary of State election
Country:	North Dakota
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 North Dakota Secretary of State election
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2026 Nebraska Secretary of State election
Next Year:	2026
Election Date:	November 8, 2022
Nominee1:	Michael Howe
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	147,410
Percentage1:	63.3%
Nominee2:	Jeffrey Powell
Party2:	North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party
Popular Vote2:	64,041
Percentage2:	27.5%
Map Size:	250px
Secretary of State
Before Election:	Alvin Jaeger
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Michael Howe
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 2022 North Dakota Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next secretary of state of North Dakota. Incumbent Republican Alvin Jaeger did not seek reelection to an eighth term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Howe, state representative from the 22nd district (2016–present)^[1]

Eliminated in primary

• Marvin Lepp, businessman^[2]

Declined

• Alvin Jaeger, incumbent secretary of state^[3]

Democratic-NPL primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeffrey Powell, university administrator^[4]

Independent

Candidates

Rejected ballot

• Charles Tuttle, candidate for North Dakota's at-large congressional district in 2018 and North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2020^[5]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[6]		December 1, 2021
Elections Daily^[7]		November 7, 2022

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dura . Jack . North Dakota GOP lawmaker running for secretary of state . bismarcktribune.com . . 26 January 2022 . 18 January 2022.
2. Web site: Crane . Joel . Secretary of State challenger enters the race Marvin Lepp . . 26 January 2024 . 9 April 2022.
3. Web site: Woosley-Collins . Hannah . Quallich . Nicholas . Secretary of State Al Jaeger to retire in 2022 . www.kxnet.com . . 10 January 2022 . 7 July 2021.
4. Web site: Powell announces Secretary of State run . . April 11, 2022 . September 8, 2022.
5. Web site: Minot man under investigation, running for Secretary of State, has petition for candidacy rejected . . August 30, 2022 . September 8, 2022.
6. Web site: Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too . Sabato's Crystal Ball . December 1, 2021.
7. Web site: Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings . Solomon . Zack . Elections Daily . November 7, 2022 . November 29, 2022.