Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) won North Dakota’s GOP gubernatorial primary, setting the stage for a strong performance in the heavily Republican state’s November general election.
He defeated Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller in the June 11 contest.
Mr. Armstrong’s running mate for lieutenant governor was Josh Teigen, commissioner of the state’s Department of Commerce. Ms. Miller’s was Michelle Strinden, a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
The Associated Press called the race for Mr. Armstrong at 9:21 p.m. ET with 24 percent of the vote counted.
In November’s general election, Mr. Armstrong will face Merrill Piepkorn of the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party, the presumptive nominee in the Democratic slot. Fellow Democrat Travis Hipsher withdrew from the race in late March, shortly before Mr. Piepkorn announced his candidacy….
