The Green Papers: North Dakota 2010 Midterm Election
 
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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

           
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
Seat up for election
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.
    Democratic     Senator Byron Leslie Dorgan - apparently not a candidate
• 5 January 2010: Announced retirement.
• FEC S2ND00040: $3,446,660
    Democratic     Kristin Hedger - apparently not a candidate
• 8 March 2010: Decided not to run.
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Tracy Potter
  Candidate Republican     Governor  John Hoeven
• FEC S0ND00093: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Duane Sand
• FEC S0ND00069: $356,962
  Candidate Republican     Paul Jeffrey Sorum
• FEC S0ND00085: Financial report not available
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
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)
At-Large
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Earl Ralph Pomeroy
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Earl Ralph Pomeroy
• FEC H2ND00057: $1,153,664
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Richard A. "Rick" Berg
• FEC H0ND00135: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Public Service Commissioner  Kevin Cramer
• FEC H0ND01026: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     DuWayne Hendrickson
  Candidate Republican     Paul James Schaffner
• FEC H0ND00127: Financial report not available
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election 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
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Cory Mock
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of State Alvin A. "Al" Jaeger
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election 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
Seat up for election 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
Tax Commissioner  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election 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
Seat up for election
Open		 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
• Open Seat - Running for Congress in 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, 3 candidates
 • Democratic-Nonpartisan League (affiliate of Democratic)
 • Republican: 12 incumbents, 8 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian
Other Third Parties
 • Right to Life
 • Unity
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.
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
 • Green Party of North Dakota
 • North Dakota Libertarian Party
 • North Dakota Right to Life
 • The Unity Party of North Dakota
Media & others
 • Bismarck Tribune
 • DakotaPolitics.com
 • 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
 • Minot Daily News
 • 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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