North Dakota voters are deciding ballot measures to do away with the property tax, legalize recreational marijuana and to raise the bar for citizens to amend the state constitution.

Republicans were elected into every statewide office and are set to maintain supermajority in the Legislature, outweighing Democratic seats by 42-5 in the Senate and 83-11 in the House.

Republican U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong has won the race to be North Dakota’s next governor. The state’s lone congressman has served three terms in the U.S.

President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate Doug Burgum, a one-time rival for the Republican presidential nomination, to run the Interior Department, Trump said.

Donald Trump says he’s nominating North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Department of the Interior. The president-elect made the announcement informally, during a gala on Thursday at Mar-a-Lago.

Burgum is an aggressive champion of the oil industry, but his views on climate policy may diverge from those of Trump.

President-elect Donald Trump has decided to nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to become the secretary of the Interior in his second administration. Burgm will replace outgoing Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo),

Burgum ran in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. He then became a vocal supporter of Preesident-elect Donald Trump and was shortlisted for the GOP vice presidential nomination.

Burgum was a staunch support of President-elect Donald Trump after the governor dropped out of the presidential race.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will be nominated for secretary of the Interior, President-elect Trump said during a gala at Mar-a-Lago Thursday night. Why it matters: The Interior

Lawmakers will return to the North Dakota Capitol in early December for an organizational session. The 2025 legislative session begins Jan. 7. Republican Sen. David Hogue, of Minot, was chosen as the majority leader in the Senate, while Rep. Mike Lefor, of Dickinson, was selected as majority leader in the House.