The Green Papers: North Dakota 2003 Off Year Election
 
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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
 

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North Dakota State and Local Government


Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. 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 John Hoeven
First elected: 2000
Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
The current Governor is NOT affected by a term limit.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Elected on a ticket with the Governor

  Republican Jack Dalrymple
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

Secretary of State  4 year term, Final Election Cycle: 2000

  Republican Alvin A. "Al" Jaeger
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996; 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

Attorney General  4 year term, Final Election Cycle: 2000

  Republican Wayne Stenehjem
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004

  Democrat Kathi Gilmore
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004

  Republican Robert Peterson
First elected: ?; re-elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Final Election Cycle: 2000

  Democrat Roger Johnson
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

Tax Commissioner  4 year term, Final Election Cycle: 2000

  Republican Rick Clayburgh
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

Commissioner of Insurance  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004

  Republican Jim Poolman
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004

  Nonpartisan Wayne G. Sanstead
First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1992; 1996; 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

Public Service Commissioner 1  6 year term, Election Cycle: 1998, 2004

  Republican Tony Clark
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

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

  Republican Leo M. Reinbold
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

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

  Republican Susan Wefald
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democrat 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
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Class 3 Democrat 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
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

108th House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2002, 2004. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Democrat (1 Undetermined)

At-Large Democrat Congressman Earl Pomeroy
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

2002-2010 Congressional District  2002-2010 CDs

North Dakota has been allocated only 1 Representative in Congress at large; therefore, the entire state consists of, in effect, only one statewide Congressional District.

 


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