2014 North Dakota elections
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Ageneral electionwas held in theU.S. stateofNorth Dakotaon November 4, 2014. Five of North Dakota's executive officers were up for election as well as the state's at-large seat in theUnited States House of Representatives.Primary electionswere held on June 10, 2014.[1]
Attorney General
[edit]Incumbent RepublicanAttorney GeneralWayne Stenehjem,who has served in the office since January 1, 2001, was re-elected to a fifth term.[2]
Kiara Kraus-Parr, an attorney and adjunct law professor at theUniversity of North Dakota,ran for the seat on behalf of the Democrats.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wayne Stenehjem | 181,678 | 74.06 | |
| Democratic–NPL | Kiara Kraus-Parr | 63,255 | 25.78 | |
| Write-in | 395 | 0.16 | ||
| Total votes | 245,328 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Secretary of State
[edit]Incumbent RepublicanSecretary of StateAlvin Jaeger,who has served in the office since January 1, 1993, was re-elected to a sixth term.[5]
Non-profit director, former state representative, and former state senatorApril Fairfieldran for the Democrats.[6]Businessman, perennial candidate, and Chairman of theLibertarian Party of North DakotaRoland Riemers ran for the Libertarians.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alvin Jaeger | 152,085 | 62.39 | |
| Democratic–NPL | April Fairfield | 78,474 | 32.19 | |
| Libertarian | Roland Riemers | 12,920 | 5.30 | |
| Write-in | 278 | 0.11 | ||
| Total votes | 243,757 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Commissioner of Agriculture
[edit]Incumbent RepublicanAgriculture CommissionerDoug Goehring,who has served in the office since April 6, 2009, was re-elected to a second term.[2]
Goehring was the only Republican or Democrat to face a contested nomination for any statewide position. After he made insensitive comments to female staffers, farmer and nurse Judy Estenson challenged him for the Republican nomination.[8][9]The North Dakota Farm Bureau, which Goehring was a former Vice President of, opposed his bid for re-election,[10]and he announced that if did not win the Republican endorsement, he would run in the primary in June, though he ruled out running as an independent in the general election.[11][12]At the Republican convention on April 6, 2014,[13]Goehring defeated Estenson by 624 votes to 245.[14]
Rancher, former state senator and2012gubernatorialnomineeRyan Taylorran against Goehring for the Democrats.[15][16]
Goehring raised more money but Taylor, who ran on a platform of tighter regulation of the state's oil industry, is a strong campaigner and kept the race tight.[17]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Doug Goehring (R) |
Ryan Taylor (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellman Group[note 1] | May 5–8, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 36% | 36% | — | 28% |
- ^Poll for the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Doug Goehring | 139,597 | 56.96 | |
| Democratic–NPL | Ryan Taylor | 105,094 | 42.88 | |
| Write-in | 377 | 0.15 | ||
| Total votes | 245,068 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Tax Commissioner
[edit]Incumbent RepublicanTax CommissionerRyan Rauschenberger,who was appointed to the office on January 1, 2014,[18]after Republican incumbentCory Fongresigned to join the private sector,[19]was elected to a first full term.[20]
Democratic attorney Jason Astrup and Libertarian television producer Anthony Mangnall also ran for the office.[7][21]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ryan Rauschenberger | 135,329 | 56.76 | |
| Democratic–NPL | Jason Astrup | 87,516 | 36.71 | |
| Libertarian | Anthony Mangnall | 15,238 | 6.39 | |
| Write-in | 344 | 0.14 | ||
| Total votes | 238,427 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Public Service Commission
[edit]Two of the three seats on theNorth Dakota Public Service Commissionwere up for election.
Incumbent Republican Commissioner 2Julie Fedorchak,who was appointed to the position in January 2013 afterKevin Cramerresigned to join the House of Representatives,[22]was elected in a special election to fill the remaining two years of the term.[23]State SenatorTyler Axnessran for the Democrats.[24]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Julie Fedorchak | 156,596 | 65.99 | |
| Democratic–NPL | Tyler Axness | 80,319 | 33.84 | |
| Write-in | 401 | 0.17 | ||
| Total votes | 237,316 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Commissioner 3Brian Kalk,the Chairman of the Commission, was re-elected to a second term in office.[25]Democratic businessman Todd Reisenauer also ran.[26]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian Kalk | 154,409 | 64.79 | |
| Democratic–NPL | Todd Reisenauer | 83,557 | 35.06 | |
| Write-in | 370 | 0.16 | ||
| Total votes | 238,336 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
United States House of Representatives
[edit]North Dakota's at-large seat in theUnited States House of Representativeswas also up for election in 2014. Voters re-elected Republican incumbent representativeKevin Cramerfor the position.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Cramer | 138,100 | 55.54 | |
| Democratic–NPL | George B. Sinner | 95,678 | 38.48 | |
| Libertarian | Jack Seaman | 14,531 | 5.84 | |
| Write-in | 361 | 0.15 | ||
| Total votes | 248,670 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
North Dakota Legislative Assembly
[edit]All odd-numbered legislative districts elected oneSenatorand twoRepresentativeseach to theNorth Dakota Legislative Assembly:
| North Dakota House of Representatives election, 2014 | |||
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| Party | Seats | Gain/loss | |
| Republican | 39 |  1
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| Democratic–NPL | 9 |  1
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| North Dakota Senate election, 2014 | |||
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| Party | Seats | Gain/loss | |
| Republican | 19 | 1
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| Democratic–NPL | 5 | 1
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References
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- ^"Race for North Dakota's agriculture commissioner is all about oil".Yahoo News. July 22, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 11,2014.
- ^"Dalrymple appoints Rauschenberger as tax commissioner".The Bismarck Tribune. November 8, 2013.RetrievedApril 22,2014.
- ^"Cory Fong leaving tax department".The Bismarck Tribune. October 1, 2013.RetrievedApril 22,2014.
- ^"Candidates announce for state tax commissioner's race".The Bismarck Tribune. February 5, 2014.RetrievedApril 22,2014.
- ^"Fargo attorney to seek Dem-NPL endorsement for tax commissioner".WDAY-TV. February 4, 2014.RetrievedApril 22,2014.
- ^"Fedorchak named to PSC".The Bismarck Tribune. November 30, 2012.RetrievedApril 22,2014.
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- ^"ND PSC chairman Brian Kalk gets GOP endorsement".The Washington Times. April 6, 2014.RetrievedApril 22,2014.
- ^"Businessman Todd Reisenauer kicks off PSC campaign".The Bismarck Tribune. March 6, 2014.RetrievedApril 22,2014.