I don’t know either about ND.
In the CA race, Sam Aanestad (born in ND) I’ve heard of. The other State Senator running, Doug LaMalfa I have not.
I hope Aanestad wins just so he can become first alphabetically in the all-time congressional directory. (Just kidding; I’ve heard he’s a solid conservative.)
For 50 years starting with his debut in 1954, Hank Aaron was first alphabetically among all-time major league baseball players. On April 6, 2004 (a week before the Golden Anniversary of Aaron’s debut), reliever David Aardsma made his MLB debut, thereby replacing Aaron as the first listing in baseball reference books. If Aanestad gets elected, he could be first forever.
Boy, is my face red. I decided to check the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress to see whose record Aanestad would break, and found out that a Fred Aandahl (R-ND) served a single term in Congress, elected to the House in 1950 but then losing a Senate race in 1952. So Aanestad would be number two all-time. Oh, well.