North Dakota 2003 Off Year Election

The Green Papers: North Dakota 2003 Off Year Election

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North Dakota

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. 108^th 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

108^th House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2002, 2004. No Term Limit. 108^th 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.