Who’s running?

As it should read on the ballot.

What are they?

Boy, girl, or just them?

When’s their birthday?

Where do they live?

That’s the race they’re in.

Five digits. Winston, Election Commissioner, verifies residency — it is the part of the job he takes entirely seriously.

Pick four that sound like them.

Any four. The first goes on the poster.

Who’s their running mate?

Pick a shelter pet. They go on their page. Adopt from a partner shelter between September 18 and October 17 and Novel puts $100 toward the adoption fee.

One last look.

Change anything before it goes in.

Fargo · Pet Election 2026

for Mayor of the Red River Valley

Presented by Novel Design + Build

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Nominations close October 2. Voting runs through 8:00 pm on October 16.
A person at Novel checks every entry before it appears publicly.

Where should we send campaign updates?

The poster is yours already. This is for everything after it.

We’ll send their poster when it’s ready, a note when they’re on the ballot, each new campaign picture or clip they earn, and how it all ended. Nothing else.

As your pet campaigns, they’ll earn new campaign pictures like the one below. We want to make sure you and your friends see them.

A real campaign photograph, made from the pictures an entrant gave us.

Mobile number Yes, text me about my pet’s campaign. Optional. About 6–10 messages a month during the campaign, Sept 18 – Oct 17. Msg & data rates may apply. Reply STOP to stop, HELP for help. Terms · Privacy.