North Dakota 2006 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: North Dakota 2006 Midterm Election

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North Dakota
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 13 June 2006
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2000 Census:	643,756	(0.23% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	477,000
Voter Registration:	North Dakota has no voter registration.
Capital:	Bismarck
Tuesday 13 June 2006 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 9:00p CDT (0200 UTC) / 9:00p MDT (0300 UTC). Voting places open between 7:00a to 12:00n and remain open until 7:00p to 9:00p depending on the size of the town. The western half of the state is in MDT but that is, of course, the more sparsely populated part of the state, so it is not as problematic to the networks as might be otherwise suggested by simple geography.
Tuesday 7 November 2006 polling hours 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) / 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 9:00p CST (0300 UTC) / 9:00p MST (0400 UTC). Voting places open between 7:00a to 12:00n and remain open until 7:00p to 9:00p depending on the size of the town. The western half of the state is in MST but that is, of course, the more sparsely populated part of the state, so it is not as problematic to the networks as might be otherwise suggested by simple geography.

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North Dakota State and Local Government

NORTH DAKOTA PRIMARY

Tuesday 13 June 2006

The deadline for filing a Certificate of Endorsement for this primary was Monday 17 April 2006 at 4:00 pm CDT.

NOTE: There are no contested primaries for nomination to any of the races (STATEWIDE or U.S. HOUSE) usually covered by 'The Green Papers'; however, there may be Primaries for other local offices in your area of the State-- please be sure to check the North Dakota Secretary of State's 'Elections and Voting' page for further information.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 109^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Kent Conrad • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected to the "Class 3" seat from the state: 1986; was not a candidate for re-election in the 3 November 1992 General Election; Elected to finish out the "Class 1" term in a Special Election: 4 December 1992 [held to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Quentin N. Burdick (Democrat): 8 September 1992- which Jocelyn B. Burdick (Democrat) had been appointed by Governor George Sinner (Democrat) to fill, 12 September 1992]; elected to a full term: 1994, 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Senator Kent Conrad

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	149,317	68.81%	Senator Kent Conrad • FEC: $4,664,878

		Republican	64,133	29.55%	Dwight Grotberg • FEC: $259,080

		Libertarian	2,177	1.00%	Roland Riemers • FEC finanical report not available

		Independent	1,383	0.64%	James Germalic • FEC finanical report not available
Total			217,010	100.00%

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Byron L. Dorgan • First elected: 1992; was induced to take the oath of office: 5 December 1992 when the seat became vacant upon outgoing Senator Kent Conrad (Democrat) having taken the oath of office for the "Class 1" seat from the state; re-elected: 1998, 2004. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Republican	Governor John Hoeven • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Elected on a ticket with the Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Jack Dalrymple • First elected: 2000, re-elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

109^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

At-Large {map}		Democratic	Congressman Earl Ralph Pomeroy • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Congressman Earl Ralph Pomeroy

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	142,121	65.65%	Congressman Earl Ralph Pomeroy • FEC: $1,591,806

		Republican	74,364	34.35%	Matthew Alan "Matt" Mechtel • FEC: $89,689
Total			216,485	100.00%

Secretary of State 2 year term, Final Election Cycle: 2004. In June 2000 the voters approved a new 4 year election cycle. In 2004, the term of office will be 2 years; In 2006 and thereafter, the term of office will be 4 years.

		Republican	Secretary of State Alvin A. "Al" Jaeger • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996; 2000, 2004 (to a 2 year term) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary

		Republican	114,882	53.98%	Secretary of State Alvin A. "Al" Jaeger

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	97,929	46.02%	Kristin Hedger
Total			212,811	100.00%

Attorney General 2 year term, Final Election Cycle: 2004. In June 2000 the voters approved a new 4 year election cycle. In 2004, the term of office will be 2 years; In 2006 and thereafter, the term of office will be 4 years.

		Republican	Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2000, re-elected: 2004 (to a 2 year term) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary

		Republican	147,562	68.92%	Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	66,553	31.08%	William "Bill" Brudvik
Total			214,115	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

		Republican	Treasurer Kelly Schmidt • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

		Republican	Auditor Robert "Bob" Peterson • First elected: ?; re-elected: 2000, 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Commissioner of Agriculture 2 year term, Final Election Cycle: 2004. In June 2000 the voters approved a new 4 year election cycle. In 2004, the term of office will be 2 years; In 2006 and thereafter, the term of office will be 4 years.

		Democratic	Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004 (to a 2 year term) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	119,650	55.85%	Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson

		Republican	94,602	44.15%	Doug Goehring
Total			214,252	100.00%

Tax Commissioner 2 year term, Final Election Cycle: 2004. In June 2000 the voters approved a new 4 year election cycle. In 2004, the term of office will be 2 years; In 2006 and thereafter, the term of office will be 4 years.

		Republican	Tax Commissioner Cory Fong • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Appointed 1 June 2005 to fill the unexpired term of Rick Clayburgh • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary

		Republican	112,002	53.05%	Tax Commissioner Cory Fong

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	99,112	46.95%	Brent Edison
Total			211,114	100.00%
	Republican Tax Commissioner Rick Clayburgh who was first elected in 1996 and re-elected in 2000 and in 2004 (to a 2 year term) resigned June 2005.

Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

		Republican	Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

		Nonpartisan	Public Instruction Superintendent Wayne G. Sanstead • First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Public Service Commissioner 1 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2010

		Republican	Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer • Appointed by Governor John Hoeven to fill the un-expired term of Leo M. Reinbold: 2003; first elected to a full term: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Public Service Commissioner 2 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2006

		Republican	Public Service Commissioner Tony Clark • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary

		Republican	109,849	52.32%	Public Service Commissioner Tony Clark

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	100,097	47.68%	Cheryl Bergian
Total			209,946	100.00%

Public Service Commissioner 3 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2008

		Republican	Public Service Commissioner Susan E. Wefald • Appointed by Governor Ed Schafer: 1993; first elected to a full term: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 4 incumbents
	• Democratic-Nonpartisan League (affiliate of Democratic): 7 candidates
	• Republican: 11 incumbents, 7 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
	• Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that this candidate is actually on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.