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BISMARCK — The State Board of Elections certified the results of the 2024 general election Wednesday, making them official for state, judicial and legislative contests.

The election results reviewed at the State Board of Elections meeting were reported by the 53 county election commissions, which are responsible for reviewing the results of all contests on the ballot in each precinct in their county. County boards of elections are required to certify the results of their county elections 13 days after Election Day.

An automatic recount will be made for the two Soil Conservation District race directors. They are running for an unexpired two-year term in the South McLean Soil Conservation District, for which 441 write-in votes were cast, and for a term in the Towner County Soil Conservation District, for which 104 write-in votes were cast.

The threshold for requiring a recount has been reached for two state House seats.

In Legislative District 9 in northeastern North Dakota, Republican David Bryan could ask for a recount of the unexpired two-year term. Bryan, with 2,266 votes, trails Democrat Collette Brown with 2,302 votes. Democrat Jamie Davis received 3,032 points for one of two House seats.

In Grand Forks’ 18th Legislative District, Democrat Mary Adams could call for a recount. Her vote total is 2,779, trailing Republicans Steve Vetter with 3,465 votes and Nels Christianson with 2,837 votes.

A recount must be requested within four days of the State Board of Elections meeting. The State Board of Elections will meet again on Dec. 2 to review the results of the automatic recount and potential requested recounts upon request.

In the 2024 general election, 371,975 eligible voters cast ballots, for a statewide voter turnout of 62.61%.