The Green Papers: North Dakota 2009 General Election
This page is for offices up for election in 2009. Find 2010 elections here.
 
Flag images courtesy of The World Flag Database. Copyright http://www.flags.net/ North Dakota
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
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
 

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North Dakota State and Local Government

           

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

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

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

111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

At-Large
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Democratic Congressman Earl Ralph Pomeroy
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

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: 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
Appointed: 6 April 2009 by Governor John Hoeven upon the resignation of Roger Johnson
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
 Monday 6 April 2009: Doug Goehring was appointed to the position of Agriculture Commissioner by Governor John Hoeven. He replaces Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson who resigned to become the President of the National Farmers Union. Mr. Johnson was first elected in 1996 and re-elected in 2000, 2004 (to a 2 year term), and 2006 (to a 4 year term).

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: 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
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: 2008, 2014

  Republican Public Service Commissioner Brian 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
  Republican: 12 incumbents
Independents
  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 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 "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.

 


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