U.S. House, North Dakota At-Large Congressional District · Election November 3, 2026 · Updated
Who should I vote for in North Dakota's At-Large Congressional District?
Julie Fedorchak has the strongest record in North Dakota's At-Large Congressional District. Julie Fedorchak scores 67 out of 100 on the Ballot Standard, ahead of Trygve Hammer at 59, as of October 6, 2026. Julie Fedorchak's highest marks are roots in the constituency and courage. Trygve Hammer's highest marks are accountability and communication. Helene Neville (6 of 15 criteria) and Charles Tuttle (3 of 15 criteria) have too little public record to score. Every score comes from public records on character, qualifications and performance, the same way for every party.
Republican · incumbent
Strongest record
Julie Fedorchak
67 / 100
Public evidence on 13 of 15 criteria
- Character
- 55
- Qualifications
- 75
- Performance
- 75
Democratic-NPL
Trygve Hammer
59 / 100
Public evidence on 8 of 15 criteria
- Character
- 58
- Qualifications
- 60
- Performance
- NR
Independent
Helene Neville
Not enough public record for a score
Public evidence on 6 of 15 criteria
- Character
- 50
- Qualifications
- 50
- Performance
- NR
Independent
Charles Tuttle
Not enough public record for a score
Public evidence on 3 of 15 criteria
- Character
- 50
- Qualifications
- 38
- Performance
- NR
The good, the bad and the unresolved
The record
The notable facts of each candidate's public life, each tied to a source and confirmed to be this person. Unresolved matters are labeled with where they stand and do not move a score.
Julie Fedorchak
- On the record2026-09-29
Declined Prairie Public's Oct. 8, 2026 U.S. House debate and agreed to a prerecorded Plain Talk podcast debate with Democrat Trygve Hammer released Oct. 14.
Source: InForum, Sept. 29, 2026
- On the record2025-08-18
Said she will keep holding scheduled one-on-one constituent meetings, telephone town halls and virtual forums but not public in-person town halls, calling them a forum for political theater.
Sources: North Dakota Monitor via News From The States, Aug. 18, 2025, Minot Daily News, Mar. 22, 2025
- Credit2026-09-16
Voted Nay on the IMPACT Act in March 2025 and the Water Resources Development Act in September 2026 while Speaker Johnson and Majority Leader Scalise voted Yea.
Sources: House Clerk Roll Call 74, Mar. 25, 2025, House Clerk Roll Call 313, Sept. 16, 2026
- Credit2025-12-11
Sponsored H.J.Res. 105, disapproving the Bureau of Land Management's North Dakota resource management plan; it was signed into law Dec. 11, 2025.
Source: GovTrack, H.J.Res. 105
- Credit2022
Served as president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners while a North Dakota public service commissioner.
Source: Ballotpedia, Julie Fedorchak
Trygve Hammer
- On the record2026-07-25
Took voter questions with other Dem-NPL candidates at open in-person town halls in West Fargo on June 17, 2026 and Valley City on July 25, 2026.
Sources: Valley News Live, June 17, 2026, KNOX News Radio, July 22, 2026
- On the record2026-09-29
Accepted both scheduled general election debates: Prairie Public on Oct. 8, 2026 and a Plain Talk podcast debate with Rep. Julie Fedorchak released Oct. 14.
Source: InForum, Sept. 29, 2026
Helene Neville
- Credit2026-02-10
Ran almost 17,000 miles across the United States, Puerto Rico and parts of Mexico and Canada over several years to promote healthy living, per the North Dakota Monitor.
Source: North Dakota Monitor via News From The States, Feb. 10, 2026
Charles Tuttle
- On the record2023-01
The state Bureau of Criminal Investigation searched his Minot home in August 2022 in a term limits petition inquiry; in January 2023 the Ward County state's attorney declined to file charges.
Sources: InForum, KFYR-TV, Aug. 24, 2022
Who they are
Character
Integrity
Tells the truth, keeps their word, and takes no private gain from public office.
Julie Fedorchak. Annual financial disclosure for 2025 is on file with the House Clerk, filed Aug. 13, 2026, and the Clerk lists no periodic transaction reports. No House Ethics matter names her as respondent and no FEC administrative fine was found.
Sources: House Clerk financial disclosure, Filing ID 10077206, House Committee on Ethics site search for Fedorchak, FEC administrative fines search, Fedorchak for ND
Trygve Hammer. FEC committee reports are on file through June 30, 2026, and a House candidate financial disclosure covering through April 10, 2026 was filed Sept. 21, 2026. No FEC administrative fine found.
Sources: FEC candidate page, House Clerk candidate financial disclosure, Filing ID 10074584, FEC administrative fines search, Hammer for ND
Helene Neville. Filed a House candidate financial disclosure on May 15, 2026, and registered the committee Helene for Congress with the FEC. No FEC administrative fine found.
Sources: House Clerk candidate financial disclosure, Filing ID 10078570, FEC candidate page, FEC administrative fines search, Helene for Congress
Charles Tuttle. No public record found.
Courage
Takes a stand that costs them something, including telling their own side no.
Julie Fedorchak. Voted Nay on the IMPACT Act in March 2025 and on the Water Resources Development Act in September 2026 when Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Scalise and Whip Emmer voted Yea.
Sources: House Clerk Roll Call 74, Mar. 25, 2025, House Clerk Roll Call 313, Sept. 16, 2026
Trygve Hammer. No public record found.
Helene Neville. No public record found.
Charles Tuttle. No public record found.
Accountability
Owns mistakes, answers hard questions, and works in the open.
Julie Fedorchak. Agreed to a recorded Plain Talk debate with Trygve Hammer, released Oct. 14, and declined the Prairie Public debate. Holds telephone town halls and one-on-one meetings; said in 2025 she does not plan public town halls.
Sources: InForum, Sept. 29, 2026, North Dakota Monitor via News From The States, Aug. 18, 2025, Minot Daily News, Mar. 22, 2025
Trygve Hammer. Accepted both general election debates, Prairie Public on Oct. 8 and the Plain Talk debate released Oct. 14, and took voter questions at open in-person Dem-NPL town halls in West Fargo and Valley City.
Sources: InForum, Sept. 29, 2026, Valley News Live, June 17, 2026, KNOX News Radio, July 22, 2026
Helene Neville. Accepted the Prairie Public general election debate on Oct. 8, 2026.
Source: InForum, Sept. 29, 2026
Charles Tuttle. Accepted the Prairie Public general election debate on Oct. 8, 2026.
Source: InForum, Sept. 29, 2026
Temperament and judgment
Steady under pressure, decides on evidence, and treats opponents and staff with respect.
Julie Fedorchak. Served 12 years on the North Dakota Public Service Commission and in the U.S. House since January 2025. No censure, reprimand or ethics finding found; she sits on a House Ethics investigative subcommittee.
Sources: Office site, About, House Committee on Ethics site search for Fedorchak
Trygve Hammer. No public record found.
Helene Neville. No public record found.
Charles Tuttle. No public record found.
Fidelity to the oath
Uses power inside its limits: accepts certified results, obeys court rulings, follows the rules of the office.
Julie Fedorchak. Took the oath as a public service commissioner and, on Jan. 3, 2025, as a U.S. representative, after the January 2021 electoral count. No recorded action to reject certified results and no misuse-of-office finding found.
Sources: GovTrack, Julie Fedorchak, Office site, About
Trygve Hammer. Served in the Marine Corps and retired from the Marine Corps Reserve as a major in 2010. No official finding of misuse found.
Sources: Ballotpedia, Trygve Hammer, Campaign site, Meet Trygve
Helene Neville. No public record found.
Charles Tuttle. No public record found.
What they bring
Qualifications
Relevant experience
Has done work that prepares them for this specific office.
Julie Fedorchak. In the U.S. House since January 2025, not yet a full term; before that 12 years on the statewide Public Service Commission, state director for Sen. John Hoeven and spokesperson for Gov. Ed Schafer.
Sources: GovTrack, Julie Fedorchak, Office site, About, Ballotpedia, Julie Fedorchak
Trygve Hammer. Naval Academy graduate and Marine helicopter pilot, forward air controller and military attache who deployed to Iraq in 2003; later an airline pilot, science teacher and Job Corps counselor. Has not held elective office.
Sources: Ballotpedia, Trygve Hammer, Campaign site, Meet Trygve
Helene Neville. A nurse with 41 years of experience, including work as a public health educator under federal grants. Has not sought or held public office before.
Source: North Dakota Monitor via News From The States, Feb. 10, 2026
Charles Tuttle. No public record found.
Command of the job
Knows the issues and knows what the office can and cannot do.
Julie Fedorchak. Sits on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and its Energy, Environment, and Communications and Technology subcommittees, after 12 years as a state utility regulator and a term as president of the national utility regulators' association.
Sources: GovTrack, committee membership, Ballotpedia, Julie Fedorchak
Trygve Hammer. Publishes priorities on health care costs, Social Security, tax fairness, rural communities, tribal sovereignty and congressional checks, mostly in general terms.
Source: Campaign site, Priorities
Helene Neville. Publishes issue pages on agriculture, child care, energy and other topics, mostly in general terms.
Source: Campaign site, Issues
Charles Tuttle. No public record found.
Communication
Explains plainly, persuades, and listens.
Julie Fedorchak. Holds telephone town halls, offers newsletters and a weekly radio segment, and publishes issue pages. Has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 survey.
Sources: Office site, home page, Minot Daily News, Mar. 22, 2025, Ballotpedia, Julie Fedorchak
Trygve Hammer. Completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey, publishes issue pages, and takes questions at public town halls and debates.
Sources: Ballotpedia, Trygve Hammer, Campaign site, Priorities, KNOX News Radio, July 22, 2026
Helene Neville. Completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey and publishes issue pages.
Charles Tuttle. Did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 candidate survey, and no campaign website or published issue page was found.
Source: Ballotpedia, Charles Tuttle
Roots in the constituency
Lives there, knows the people, and is funded by them.
Julie Fedorchak. Born in Williston and raised in Fargo; lives in Mandan. FEC by-state totals for 2025 to 2026 show about 67 percent of itemized individual contributions from North Dakota.
Sources: Office site, About, FEC contribution totals by state
Trygve Hammer. Raised in North Dakota and a Velva High School graduate; returned in 2016 and campaigns from Minot. FEC by-state totals show about 77 percent of itemized individual contributions from North Dakota.
Sources: Campaign site, Meet Trygve, FEC contribution totals by state
Helene Neville. Lives in Jamestown and previously lived in Iowa. The FEC posts no itemized contributions for her, so no in-state share is available.
Sources: North Dakota Monitor via News From The States, Sept. 1, 2026, North Dakota Monitor via News From The States, Feb. 10, 2026
Charles Tuttle. Lives in Bismarck, per the North Dakota Monitor; lived in Minot in 2022. The FEC posts no 2025 to 2026 financial data for him.
Sources: North Dakota Monitor via News From The States, Sept. 1, 2026, KFYR-TV, Aug. 24, 2022
Management
Can build and run an organization.
Julie Fedorchak. Campaign committee reports are on file with the FEC through June 30, 2026. No FEC administrative fine found.
Sources: FEC candidate page, FEC administrative fines search, Fedorchak for ND
Trygve Hammer. Campaign committee reports are on file with the FEC through June 30, 2026. No FEC administrative fine found.
Sources: FEC candidate page, FEC administrative fines search, Hammer for ND
Helene Neville. No public record found.
Charles Tuttle. No public record found.
What they deliver
Performance
Results
Turns ideas into outcomes.
Julie Fedorchak. Primary sponsor of H.J.Res. 105, disapproving a Bureau of Land Management resource plan for North Dakota, signed into law Dec. 11, 2025. No Center for Effective Lawmaking score exists yet for her term.
Trygve Hammer. No public record found.
Helene Neville. No public record found.
Charles Tuttle. No public record found.
Showing up
Does the basic work of the job.
Julie Fedorchak. Missed 14 of 676 roll call votes, 2.1 percent, from January 2025 to September 2026.
Source: GovTrack, missed votes
Trygve Hammer. No public record found.
Helene Neville. No public record found.
Charles Tuttle. No public record found.
Constituent service
Solves problems for the people they represent.
Julie Fedorchak. Runs district offices in Bismarck and Fargo, offers help with federal agencies, and staff hold mobile office hours across the state. Held telephone town halls in 2025 and 2026.
Sources: Office site, Office Locations, Office site, Mobile Office Hours, Office site, Services, Minot Daily News, Mar. 22, 2025
Trygve Hammer. No public record found.
Helene Neville. No public record found.
Charles Tuttle. No public record found.
Coalition building
Wins support beyond their own faction.
Julie Fedorchak. No public record found.
Trygve Hammer. No public record found.
Helene Neville. No public record found.
Charles Tuttle. No public record found.
Stewardship of public money
Treats tax dollars as someone else's money.
Julie Fedorchak. No public record found.
Trygve Hammer. No public record found.
Helene Neville. No public record found.
Charles Tuttle. No public record found.
How to read this
Each criterion is scored 0 to 4 against the written rubric in the Ballot Standard. NR means no record: there is no reliable public evidence either way, so the criterion is left out and never counts against the candidate. A total is published when at least 8 of 15 criteria have evidence.
A sitting officeholder has a longer public record than a first-time candidate, so the two totals rest on different amounts of evidence. Read the count of criteria beside each score. Low marks require an official finding or a primary record. Allegations and opinion are not used.
No policy position is scored. Evidence checked October 6, 2026; scorecard updated October 9, 2026. Campaigns and readers can send a correction with a public source to tpg@thepoliticalgroup.com.
Questions
Who should I vote for in North Dakota's At-Large Congressional District?
Julie Fedorchak has the strongest record in North Dakota's At-Large Congressional District. Julie Fedorchak scores 67 out of 100 on the Ballot Standard, ahead of Trygve Hammer at 59, as of October 6, 2026. Julie Fedorchak's highest marks are roots in the constituency and courage. Trygve Hammer's highest marks are accountability and communication. Helene Neville (6 of 15 criteria) and Charles Tuttle (3 of 15 criteria) have too little public record to score. Every score comes from public records on character, qualifications and performance, the same way for every party.
Who is running in North Dakota's At-Large Congressional District in 2026?
Julie Fedorchak (Republican, incumbent), Trygve Hammer (Democratic-NPL), Helene Neville (Independent), Charles Tuttle (Independent). The general election is November 3, 2026.
Is Julie Fedorchak a good candidate for Congress?
Julie Fedorchak scores 67 out of 100 on the Ballot Standard, with public evidence on 13 of 15 criteria: character 55 of 100, qualifications 75 of 100, performance 75 of 100. The standard measures character, qualifications and performance, not policy positions.
Is Trygve Hammer a good candidate for Congress?
Trygve Hammer scores 59 out of 100 on the Ballot Standard, with public evidence on 8 of 15 criteria: character 58 of 100, qualifications 60 of 100, performance no record. The standard measures character, qualifications and performance, not policy positions.
Is Helene Neville a good candidate for Congress?
Helene Neville has public evidence on 6 of the 15 Ballot Standard criteria, short of the 8 needed for a score. The evidence that exists is shown on the scorecard. No record never counts against a candidate.
Is Charles Tuttle a good candidate for Congress?
Charles Tuttle has public evidence on 3 of the 15 Ballot Standard criteria, short of the 8 needed for a score. The evidence that exists is shown on the scorecard. No record never counts against a candidate.
How is the strongest record decided?
The candidate with the highest Ballot Standard score has the strongest record. Each of 15 criteria on character, qualifications and performance is scored 0 to 4 from public records and established reporting, the same way for every party. No policy position is scored, and unresolved accusations never move a score.
More on this race: every North Dakota race scored, and the North Dakota 2026 election guide. Independent scorecard by The Political Group, not affiliated with any candidate or party.