The Green Papers: North Dakota 2008 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 10 June 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
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 10 June 2008 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 4 November 2008 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 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 3 (Winner-take-all)
Up for election in 2008
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th 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 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
Chair up for election Republican Governor John Hoeven
• First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 10 June 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic-Nonpartisan League     state Senator Tim Mathern
• For Lieutenant Governor: Merle Boucher
  Candidate Republican     Governor John Hoeven
• For Lieutenant Governor: Jack Dalrymple
  Candidate Independent     Gregg Boyer
  Candidate Independent     DuWayne Hendrickson
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Elected on a ticket with the Governor
Seat up for election Republican Lieutenant Governor Jack Dalrymple
• First elected: 2000, re-elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Democratic (1 Renominated)
At-Large
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Earl Ralph Pomeroy
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 10 June 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic-Nonpartisan League     Congressman Earl Ralph Pomeroy
• FEC H2ND00057: $1,307,486
  Candidate Republican     Duane A. Sand
• FEC H4ND00038: $589,824
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Republican Secretary of State Alvin A. "Al" Jaeger
• 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
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Republican Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem
• 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
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Republican Treasurer Kelly L. Schmidt
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 10 June 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic-Nonpartisan League     Mitch Vance
  Candidate Republican     Treasurer Kelly L. Schmidt
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Republican Auditor Robert "Bob" Peterson
• First elected: ?; re-elected: 2000, 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 10 June 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic-Nonpartisan League     Daryl Splichal
  Candidate Republican     Auditor Robert "Bob" Peterson
Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Democratic Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson
• First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004 (to a 2 year term), 2006 (to a 4 year term)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Tax Commissioner  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Republican Tax Commissioner Cory Fong
• Appointed 1 June 2005 to fill the unexpired term of Rick Clayburgh; first elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Commissioner of Insurance  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Republican Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm
• Appointed 9 October 2007 by Governor John Hoeven
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 10 June 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic-Nonpartisan League     Jasper Schneider
  Candidate Republican     Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm
Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Nonpartisan Public Instruction Superintendent Wayne G. Sanstead
• First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Nonpartisan     Max L. Laird
  Candidate Nonpartisan; (Democratic-Nonpartisan League)     Public Instruction Superintendent Wayne G. Sanstead
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: 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: 2002, 2008
Seat up for election
Open		 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
• Open Seat
  Candidate Democratic-Nonpartisan League     Cheryl Bergian
  Candidate Republican     Brian Kalk
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, 6 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Right to Life
Independents
 • Independent: 2 candidates
 • Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent, 2 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 an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • The Constitution of North Dakota
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
 • Constitution Party of North Dakota
 • North Dakota Right to Life
Media & others
 • Bismarck Tribune
 • DC's Political Report - North Dakota
 • Devils Lake Journal
 • Grand Forks Herald
 • In-Forum - Fargo - Grand Forks
 • KFYR TV - NBC - Bismarck
 • KXMA TV - CBS - Dickinson
 • KXMC TV - CBS - Minot
 • 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
 

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