City elections in Bismarck, North Dakota (2024)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 8, 2024 |
| General election: June 11, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City commission |
| Total seats up: 2 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Bismarck, North Dakota, held general elections for city commission on June 11, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was April 8, 2024.
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Bismarck City Commission (2 seats)
John Risch and incumbent Michael Connelly defeated Matthew Hull in the general election for Bismarck City Commission on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Risch (Nonpartisan) | 36.6 | 7,176 |
| ✔ | | Michael Connelly (Nonpartisan) | 33.2 | 6,494 |
| Matthew Hull (Nonpartisan) | 29.8 | 5,832 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 83 | ||
| Total votes: 19,585 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: North Dakota elections, 2024
June 11, 2024
- United States Senate election in North Dakota, 2024
- United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota, 2024
- North Dakota Auditor election, 2024
- North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
- North Dakota Insurance Commissioner election, 2024
- North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2024
- North Dakota Treasurer election, 2024
- North Dakota State Senate elections, 2024
- North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024
- North Dakota Initiated Measure 1, Congressional Age Limits Initiative (June 2024)
- Bismarck Public School District, North Dakota, Measure 1, Require Publication of School Board Proceedings in District's Official Newspaper Measure (June 2024)
- Burleigh County, North Dakota, Measure 1, Sales Tax Increase Amendment (June 2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in North Dakota, 2024
- United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota, 2024
- North Dakota Auditor election, 2024
- North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
- North Dakota Insurance Commissioner election, 2024
- North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2024
- North Dakota Treasurer election, 2024
- North Dakota State Senate elections, 2024
- North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024
- North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1, Language Describing State Institutions Amendment (2024)
- North Dakota Constitutional Measure 2, Single-Subject Requirement for Initiatives and Require Constitutional Initiatives to be Passed Twice Amendment (2024)
- North Dakota Constitutional Measure 3, Legacy Fund Transfers Amendment (2024)
- North Dakota Initiated Measure 4, Prohibit Taxes on Assessed Value of Real Property Initiative (2024)
- North Dakota Initiated Measure 5, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2024)
- Bismarck, North Dakota, Measure 1, One-Half Cent Sales Tax for Public Safety and Transportation Measure (November 2024)
- Bismarck, North Dakota, Measure 2, Publication of City Commission Meeting Minutes Measure (November 2024)
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About the city
- See also: Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck is a city in Burleigh County, North Dakota. As of 2020, its population was 73,622.
City government
- See also: City commission government
The city of Bismarck utilizes a city commission system. In this form of municipal government, a city commission, comprised of an elected mayor and a board of elected commissioners, exercises both legislative and executive powers to govern the municipality.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Bismarck, North Dakota | ||
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| Bismarck | North Dakota | |
| Population | 73,622 | 779,094 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 34 | 68,993 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 87.9% | 85.7% |
| Black/African American | 2.8% | 3.2% |
| Asian | 0.8% | 1.6% |
| Native American | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Two or more | 3.3% | 3.1% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2.4% | 4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 94.1% | 93.1% |
| College graduation rate | 36.9% | 30.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $67,629 | $65,315 |
| Persons below poverty level | 8.4% | 10.5% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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