School Board Election
Residents of the Wahpeton Public School District can stop by the District Office, located at 1021 11th St N, to absentee vote for the 2025 School Board Election between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. until June 2, 2025.
Valid Wahpeton Public School District residents may also have an absentee ballot mailed to them by filling out an Absentee Ballot Application SFN 51468 (link below). Return completed Absentee Ballot Application by mail to Wahpeton Public School District, Attn: Alayna Halstensgaard, PO Box 10, Wahpeton, ND 58074 or email it to a[email protected] . North Dakota law requires voters submit a completed application in a timely manner as to allow the applicant to receive, complete and mail the absent voter’s ballot before the day of the election.
The 2025 School Board Election will be held on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at Wahpeton High School (please use the west entrance). The polls will open at 11:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. The purpose of the 2025 School Board Election is to fill three expired terms (one City of Wahpeton, one Rural North, and one Rural South).
City of Wahpeton Candidates:
Lisa Graves
Munezero Desire
Rural North Candidates:
Kathy Dimmer
Rural South Candidates:
Matt Dockter
2025 School Board Candidates
Candidates interested in being on the ballot please file your intent to run.
On June 3, 2025, Wahpeton School District voters will elect 3 members to the Wahpeton Public Schools Board of Education. Those seats will serve a three-year term, until July 2028.
CITY OF WAHPETON
RURAL NORTH (OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS, NORTH OF HWY 13)
RURAL SOUTH (OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS, SOUTH OF HWY 13)
Candidates must be an “eligible elector” in the school district at the time of the election.
An eligible elector is:
- Citizen of the United States
- Eighteen years of age or older
- A resident of North Dakota
- Resided in the precinct at least thirty (30) days preceding the election
Please complete both "Candidate's Statement or Intent" & "Statement of Interests" forms.
These forms must be filed with the School District Business Manager before 4:00 PM on the sixty-fourth (64th) day before the election.