Effort to Strip North Dakota Incumbents From Republican Brand Stands

(Photo by Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor)

(North Dakota Monitor) –  Republican Party delegates attempted to undo an earlier vote to strip absent incumbent officials of the Republican brand as critics including the governor called it unenforceable.

But participants stood behind Saturday’s motion in a split vote as party loyalty remained a major theme during the state convention.

Delvin Boehm, chair of District 33, urged the party to focus on seeking legislative changes in the 2027 session, leaving the state party in control for the pivotal 2028 elections.

“We have to have a plan. We have to go into this wisely,” Boehm said. “2028, that’s our convention.”

Kevin Hunter, a delegate from District 2, quoted a piece of advice from his father, who raised seven boys: “Never make threats, only promises.”