BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Voters in North Dakota have approved term limits for their governor and state legislators. Passage of the citizen-initiated ballot measure came after a campaign largely funded by an outside term limits group and boosted within the state by far-right conservatives. Lawmakers will now be limited to eight years each in the state House and Senate. The governor couldn’t be elected more than twice. Supporters say the limits will bring in new blood more often and increase voter participation. Opponents said the limits undermine the right of voters to choose their preferred candidates, and that more frequent turnover will diminish institutional knowledge and shift power to lobbyists, agencies and the governor.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican John Hoeven of North Dakota has won reelection to a third term in the U.S. Senate. Hoeven coasted past Rick Becker, a fellow Republican who ran as an independent, and Democrat Katrina Christiansen in Tuesday’s election. The victory matches the three terms he won as North Dakota’s governor. Becker, a leader of the GOP’s far-right faction in North Dakota, narrowly lost the party endorsement to Hoeven in April. Christiansen is a University of Jamestown engineering professor and political newcomer.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong has won a third term by defeating former Miss America Cara Mund in a House race that was shaken up by Mund’s late entry as an independent. The 46-year-old Armstrong has deep ties to the state’s energy industries and held a huge financial advantage going into the election. Mund jumped into the race in the summer, citing her support for abortion rights as the major reason. The Democratic candidate, who opposes abortion rights, dropped out soon after Mund entered, citing pressure from his own party. Republicans portrayed Mund as a Democrat except in name and highlighted past remarks where she expressed concern about climate change.