Results: North Dakota holds primary elections

North Dakota is holding congressional and local primary elections on Tuesday. Polls closed at 8 p.m. CT.

The races and the stakes

There is one US Senate seat up for election this November in North Dakota that's currently filled by Sen. John Hoeven. Hoeven easily sailed through his primary against Riley Kuntz, who's currently working on a drilling rig.

On the Democratic side, there are two candidates running for Senate: Katrina Christiansen and Michael Steele. According to Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, the seat will almost assuredly go to a Republican — the experts rate the race as "safe R."

As for the House of Representatives, North Dakota has just one at-large congressional district, which is currently held by Republican Rep. Kelly Armstrong. Armstrong isn't facing any Republican challengers — in November he'll run against Democrat Mark Haugen, who also has no primary challengers. The race in November will likely be won by a Republican — Sabato's Crystal Ball rates the race as "safe R."

At the state level, North Dakota has 47 seats in its state senate. Of the 47 seats, 32 are up for election this November. The state senate has 39 Republicans, seven Democrats, and one vacant seat. As for the North Dakota House of Representatives, there are 94 total seats — 80 of the seats are held by Republicans and 14 by Democrats. Of the 94 seats in the state House, 66 are up for election this year.

North Dakota state legislative primaries: