North Dakota 2010 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: North Dakota 2010 Midterm Election

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North Dakota
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 8 June 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

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)
Voter Registration:	North Dakota has no voter registration.
Capital:	Bismarck
Tuesday 8 June 2010 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 2 November 2010 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.

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North Dakota State and Local Government

North Dakota Secretary of State: Official Candidate List For The June 8, 2010 Primary Election

8 June 2010 Primary and 2 November 2010 General Election
returns from an official source.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 111^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1	Democratic	Senator Kent Conrad • 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, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Class 3 Open	Democratic	Senator Byron Leslie 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 • Open Seat - 5 January 2010: Announced retirement.
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Republican	181,689	76.08%	Governor John Hoeven • 20 March 2010: Received his party's endorsement. • FEC S0ND00093; 31 Dec 10; Tot $3,801,481; Dsb $2,909,158

	Democratic-Nonpartisan League	52,955	22.17%	state Senator Tracy Arlen Potter • FEC S0ND00101; 31 Dec 10; Tot $135,120; Dsb $136,120

	Libertarian	3,890	1.63%	Keith J. Hanson • FEC S0ND00119

	Write-in	278	0.12%	write-in
Total		238,812	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: None, All Governors

	Republican	Governor John Hoeven • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • 10 January 2010: Candidate for the open class 3 Senate seat in 2010.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Elected on a ticket with the Governor

	Republican	Lieutenant Governor Jack Dalrymple • First elected: 2000, re-elected: 2004, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

111^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

At-Large {map}	Democratic	Congressman Earl Ralph Pomeroy • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Republican	129,802	54.74%	state Representative Richard A. "Rick" Berg • 20 March 2010: Received his party's endorsement • FEC H0ND00135; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,120,916; Dsb $2,094,842

	Democratic-Nonpartisan League	106,542	44.93%	Congressman Earl Ralph Pomeroy • FEC H2ND00057; 31 Dec 10; Tot $3,048,381; Dsb $3,690,640

	Write-in	793	0.33%	write-in
Total		237,137	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Republican	Secretary of State Alvin A. "Al" Jaeger • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996; 2000, 2004 (to a 2 year term), 2006 (to a 4 year term) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Republican	145,882	62.44%	Secretary of State Alvin A. "Al" Jaeger

	Democratic-Nonpartisan League	87,519	37.46%	state Representative Cory Mock

	Write-in	222	0.10%	write-in
	Write-in; (Libertarian)			Joshua Voytek
Total		233,623	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Republican	Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2000, re-elected: 2004 (to a 2 year term), 2006 (to a 4 year term) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Republican	175,627	74.55%	Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem

	Democratic-Nonpartisan League	59,781	25.38%	Jeanette "Jean" Boechler

	Write-in	174	0.07%	write-in
Total		235,582	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

	Republican	Treasurer Kelly L. Schmidt • First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

	Republican	Auditor Robert R. "Bob" Peterson • First elected: ?; re-elected: 2000, 2004, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Republican	Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Appointed: 6 April 2009 by Governor John Hoeven upon the resignation of Roger Johnson • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Republican	157,867	67.98%	Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring

	Democratic-Nonpartisan League	74,143	31.93%	state Representative Merle Boucher

	Write-in	216	0.09%	write-in
Total		232,226	100.00%

Tax Commissioner 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Republican	Tax Commissioner Cory Fong • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Appointed 1 June 2005 to fill the unexpired term of Rick Clayburgh; first elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Republican	156,520	67.39%	Tax Commissioner Cory Fong

	Democratic-Nonpartisan League	67,856	29.22%	Cynthia Kaldor

	Libertarian	7,716	3.32%	Richard Yamoto Flattum-Riemers

	Write-in	160	0.07%	write-in
Total		232,252	100.00%

Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

	Republican	Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm • Appointed 9 October 2007 by Governor John Hoeven; first elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

	Nonpartisan	Public Instruction Superintendent Wayne G. Sanstead • First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

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

	Republican	Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • 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 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary. 20 March 2010: Ran for but lost his party's nomination for Congress.

	Republican	142,644	61.45%	Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer

	Democratic-Nonpartisan League	81,011	34.90%	Brad Crabtree

	Libertarian	8,315	3.58%	Joshua Voytek • Was left off the June primary ballot due to an error in the Secretary of State's office.

	Write-in	144	0.06%	write-in
Total		232,114	100.00%

Public Service Commissioner 2 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2012

	Republican	Public Service Commissioner Tony Clark • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Public Service Commissioner 3 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2014

	Republican	Public Service Commissioner Brian P. Kalk • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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): 3 incumbents
	• Democratic-Nonpartisan League (affiliate of Democratic): 7 candidates
	• Republican: 12 incumbents, 7 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 4 candidates
Independents
	• Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 8 candidates
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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.