EXCLUSIVE — A low-key primary contest for North Dakota‘s sole House seat has intensified, with Republican candidates launching ads and websites attacking each other as both look to replace outgoing Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND).

For a seat that Cook Political Report rates as solid Republican with R+20, either Bismarck plastic surgeon and former state Rep. Rick Becker or North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak would likely win the 2024 general election in November. Ahead of the primary on June 11, Becker and Fedorchak are looking to sway voters based on who has the best conservative record to increase the Republican majority in the House.