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FILE - State Sen. Merrill Piepkorn, D-Fargo, announces his gubernatorial campaign, April 2, 2024, at the Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library in Bismarck, N.D. (Photo/Jack Dura, File)

FILE - State Sen. Merrill Piepkorn, D-Fargo, announces his gubernatorial campaign, April 2, 2024, at the Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library in Bismarck, N.D. (Photo/Jack Dura, File)

FILE - Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., questions Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill, Aug. 24, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE - Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., questions Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill, Aug. 24, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP, File)

North Dakota Gov.-elect U.S. Rep. Kelly Kelly Armstrong, speaks at the North Dakota Republican Party election watch party Tuesday night, Nov. 5, 2024, in Bismarck, N.D. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)

North Dakota Gov.-elect U.S. Rep. Kelly Kelly Armstrong, speaks at the North Dakota Republican Party election watch party Tuesday night, Nov. 5, 2024, in Bismarck, N.D. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)

Voters fill out ballots at voting booths inside the Bismarck Event Center during Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Bismarck, N.D. (Tanner Ecker/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)

Voters fill out ballots at voting booths inside the Bismarck Event Center during Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Bismarck, N.D. (Tanner Ecker/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)