The Green Papers: North Dakota 2015 General Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2015. Find 2016 elections here.

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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
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.

 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 114th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp
• First elected: 2012
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
 Candidate list
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Republican     Senator John Hoeven
• FEC S0ND00093; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,073,163; Dsb $157,211
  Candidate Libertarian     Robert N. Marquette
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: None, 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
• Open Chair - 24 August 2015: Governor Jack Dalrymple announces he will not run for re-election.
 Candidate list
  Candidate Democratic     Sarah Vogel
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Rick C. Becker
    Republican     state Senator Tom Campbell - apparently not a candidate
• 17 November 2015: Will not run for Governor.
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem
• circa 19 October 2015: Formed a campaign committee to run for Governor in 2016.
19 November 2015: Confirmed his candidacy.
  Candidate Libertarian     to be determined
• for Lieutenant Governor: Joshua Voytek
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
• Open Seat - 28 September 2015: Announced he will not run in 2016.
114th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Republican (1 Undetermined)
Incumbent - 114th Congress
At-Large Republican Congressman Kevin Cramer
• First elected: 2012
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Kevin Cramer
• FEC H0ND01026; 30 Sep 15; Tot $571,277; Dsb $136,186
  Candidate Libertarian     Jack Seaman
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018
  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), 2010, 2014
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018
  Republican Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem
• First elected: 2000, re-elected: 2004 (to a 2 year term), 2006 (to a 4 year term), 2010, 2014
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
• circa 19 October 2015: Formed a campaign committee to run for Governor in 2016.
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
 Candidate list
  Candidate Republican     Treasurer Kelly L. Schmidt
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
• Open Seat - Not running for re-election in 2016.
 Candidate list
  Candidate Republican     Josh Gallion
  Candidate Republican     Brian Kroshus
  Candidate Libertarian     Roland Riemers
Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018
  Republican Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring
• Appointed: 6 April 2009 by Governor John Hoeven upon the resignation of Roger Johnson; first elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Tax Commissioner  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018
  Republican Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger
• Appointed 8 November 2013 to fill the unexpired term of Cory Fong [who had been first elected: 2006]; re-elected: 2010, 2014
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
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
 Candidate list
  Candidate Libertarian     Nick Bata
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 December 2012 by Governor Jack Dalrymple (Republican) to fill the un-expired term of Kevin Cramer (Republican) until a November 2014 special election. First elected in a special election: 4 November 2014.
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list
  Candidate Libertarian     Tom Skadeland
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: 2014, 2020
  Republican Public Service Commissioner Brian P. Kalk
• First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2014
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 
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, 1 candidate
 • Democratic-Nonpartisan League (affiliate of Democratic): 1 candidate
 • Republican: 15 incumbents, 7 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Libertarian: 6 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • Right to Life
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.
"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
 • Grand Forks Herald
 • In-Forum - Fargo - Grand Forks
 • KFYR TV - NBC - Bismarck
 • KXMB - KXMA - KXMC - KXMD - CBS - Bismarck, Minot
 • 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
 

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History
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