Kelly Armstrong, who rose through the North Dakota Legislature and represented the state in Congress, is getting his wish to come home and be governor. Armstrong was leading Democratic-NPL challenger Merrill Piepkorn 68% to 26% in early results Tuesday night.

Republican Kelly Armstrong celebrated victory overnight winning the race for North Dakota governor. The AP called the race for Armstrong at 8 p.m. CT on Tuesday. We caught up with the governor-elect after his win and discussed what he is looking to do on his first day in office.