A clear endorsement names a fictional candidate when the record and the odds both support it. A toss-up is the honest call when they do not. Every card has a reason. Where editors depart from the formula, the card says so.
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North Dakota · Legislature
2026 legislative elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Hattie Quinn.
Placeholder call for North Dakota, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Jail for regulatory offenses that require no criminal intent.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Hattie Quinn and Otto Fisk sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Hattie Quinn and Otto Fisk are fictional.
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North Dakota · Judiciary
2026 judicial elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Quentin Daly.
Placeholder call for North Dakota, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Warrantless long-term location tracking.” Editors mark a toss-up because Quentin Daly has the better liberty alignment, and a winnability of 1, which is below the floor the coalition will endorse. The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Quentin Daly and June Marlow are fictional.
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North Dakota · Attorney general
2026 attorney general election
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Pearl Harrow.
Placeholder call for North Dakota, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Emergency orders that criminalize peaceful trade and assembly.” Editors mark a toss-up because Pearl Harrow has the better liberty alignment, and a winnability of 1, which is below the floor the coalition will endorse. The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Pearl Harrow and Ivan Solberg are fictional.
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North Dakota · Governor
2026 gubernatorial election
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Leading score: Mae Gable.
Placeholder call for North Dakota, Governor. The issue in this office is “Qualified immunity when officials injure nonviolent people.” Editors mark a toss-up because Mae Gable has the better liberty alignment, and a winnability of 1, which is below the floor the coalition will endorse. The better-aligned candidate is below the winnability floor. Mae Gable and Glen Harlow are fictional.
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