North Dakota 2014 General Election

The Green Papers: North Dakota 2014 General Election

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North Dakota
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 10 June 2014
✓ General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

✓ Monday 7 April 2014 - Filing Deadline - Primary.
✓ Tuesday 10 June 2014 - Primary. 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 Mountain Time 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. In 2012, polls closed at 8pm CDT in Cass County and at 7pm CDT or 7pm MDT in most other polling places.
✓ Tuesday 2 September 2014 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor.
✓ Tuesday 4 November 2014 - General Election. 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 Mountain Time 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. In 2012, polls closed at 8pm CST in Cass County and at 7pm CST or 7pm MST in most other polling places.

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	675,905	(0.22% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
Voter Registration:	North Dakota has no voter registration.
Capital:	Bismarck

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North Dakota State and Local Government

North Dakota 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

The primary is for the Constitution, Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican parties.

Excel spreadsheet of Statewide Polling Places and Hours.

2014 certified election returns from the North Dakota Secretary of State as of 17 November 2014.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 113^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Heidi Heitkamp • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list

		*Democratic-Nonpartisan League*			*Senator Heidi Heitkamp* • FEC S2ND00099

Class 3		Republican	Senator John Hoeven • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		*Republican*			*Senator John Hoeven* • FEC S0ND00093

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: North Dakota passed an initiative in November 2022 to amend the state's Constitution to add Gubernatorial term limits of 2 4 year terms. Applies to individuals elected after 1 January 2023, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Jack Dalrymple • Succeeded: 7 December 2010 upon the resignation of Governor John Hoeven (Republican) having been elected to the U.S. Senate. First elected: 2012 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Elected on a ticket with the Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Drew H. Wrigley • Appointed 7 December 2010 re: Lieutenant Governor Jack Dalrymple ascension to the Governor's chair. First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

113^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
At-Large		Republican	Congressman Kevin Cramer • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 10 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	138,100	55.54%	Congressman Kevin Cramer • FEC H0ND01026; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,482,445; Dsb $1,481,137

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	95,678	38.48%	state Senator George B. Sinner • FEC H4ND00046; 24 Nov 14; Tot $944,676; Dsb $925,911

		Libertarian	14,531	5.84%	Robert J. "Jack" Seaman • FEC H4ND01028; 15 Oct 14; Tot $8,403; Dsb $6,249

		Scattering	361	0.15%	write-in
Total			248,670	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Secretary of State Alvin A. "Al" Jaeger • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996; 2000, 2004 (to a 2 year term), 2006 (to a 4 year term), 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 10 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	152,085	62.39%	Secretary of State Alvin A. "Al" Jaeger

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	78,474	32.19%	April Fairfield

		Libertarian	12,920	5.30%	Roland Riemers

		Scattering	278	0.11%	write-in
Total			243,757	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2000, re-elected: 2004 (to a 2 year term), 2006 (to a 4 year term), 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 10 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	181,678	74.06%	Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	63,255	25.78%	Kiara Kraus-Parr

		Scattering	395	0.16%	write-in
Total			245,328	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Republican	Treasurer Kelly L. Schmidt • First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008, 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Republican	Auditor Robert R. "Bob" Peterson • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Appointed: 6 April 2009 by Governor John Hoeven upon the resignation of Roger Johnson; first elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 10 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	139,597	56.96%	Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	105,094	42.88%	former state Senator Ryan Taylor

		Scattering	377	0.15%	write-in
Total			245,068	100.00%

Tax Commissioner 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Appointed 8 November 2013 to fill the unexpired term of Cory Fong [who had been first elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 10 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	135,329	56.76%	Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	87,516	36.71%	Jason Astrup

		Libertarian	15,238	6.39%	Anthony Mangnall

		Scattering	344	0.14%	write-in
Total			238,427	100.00%

Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Republican	Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm • Appointed 9 October 2007 by Governor John Hoeven; first elected: 2008, re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Nonpartisan; (Republican)	Public Instruction Superintendent Kirsten Baesler • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Public Service Commissioner 1 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2016

		Republican	Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak • Appointed in December 2012 by Governor Jack Dalrymple (Republican) to fill the un-expired term of Kevin Cramer (Republican) until a special November 2014 election. First elected in a Special Election: 4 November 2014. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 10 June 2014 Primary
	2003: Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer (Republican) is appointed by Governor John Hoeven (Republican) to fill the un-expired term of Leo M. Reinbold. Commissioner Cramer was first elected to a full term as Public Service Commissioner in 2004 and re-elected in 2010. He was elected to the U.S. House At-Large in 2012. December 2012: Governor Jack Dalrymple (Republican) appointed Julie Fedorchak to fill the un-expired term of Kevin Cramer (Republican). She will fill the seat until a special election is held in November 2014. 4 November 2014: First elected in a Special Election.

Special Election		Republican	• Seat up for special election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Special Election - Public Service Commissioner 1. For the 2 year unexpired term through 2016.

		Republican	156,596	65.99%	Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	80,319	33.84%	state Senator Tyler Axness

		Scattering	401	0.17%	write-in
Total			237,316	100.00%

Public Service Commissioner 2 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2018

		Republican	Public Service Commissioner Randy Christmann • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

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

		Republican	Public Service Commissioner Brian P. Kalk • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 10 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	154,409	64.79%	Public Service Commissioner Brian P. Kalk

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	83,557	35.06%	Todd Reisenauer

		Scattering	370	0.16%	write-in
Total			238,336	100.00%

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): 1 incumbent
	• Democratic-Nonpartisan League (affiliate of Democratic): 8 candidates
	• Republican: 16 incumbents, 8 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 3 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Right to Life
Independents
	• Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 7 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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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.

Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
	• North Dakota Secretary of State
	• North Dakota Secretary of State - Elections and Voting
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• North Dakota Legislative Branch
Democratic
	• North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party
Republican
	• North Dakota Republican Party
Third Party
	• Libertarian Party of North Dakota
	• North Dakota Libertarian Party
	• North Dakota Right to Life
Media & others
	• Bismarck Tribune
	• Devils Lake Journal
	• KXMB - KXMA - KXMC - KXMD - CBS - Bismarck, Minot
	• NDx Plains - Fargo
	• NorthDecoder - political blog
	• Politics1.com - North Dakota
	• Praire Public Television - North Dakota Public Radio
	• The Minot Daily News
	• The Williston Daily Herald
	• Valley City Times-Record
	• Wahpeton Daily News
	• WDAY TV - Fargo
	• WDAZ TV - ABC - Grand Forks