Doug Goehring
American politician
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Doug Goehring is the current North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner. A Republican, he was appointed to the office by Governor John Hoeven on April 6, 2009, to fill the vacancy created when Democratic-NPL incumbent Roger Johnson resigned to become president of the National Farmers Union.[1]
Preceded byRoger Johnson
EducationBismarck State College
Doug Goehring | |
|---|---|
Goehring in 2017 | |
| 6th Agriculture Commissioner of North Dakota | |
| Assumed office April 6, 2009 | |
| Governor | John Hoeven Jack Dalrymple Doug Burgum Kelly Armstrong |
| Preceded by | Roger Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Bismarck State College |
Goehring had previously challenged Johnson in the 2004 and 2006 elections.
Electoral history
| North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Election, 2004 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Roger Johnson (inc.) | 149,900 | 50.32 |
| Republican | Doug Goehring | 148,017 | 49.68 |
| North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Election, 2006 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Roger Johnson (inc.) | 119,812 | 55.84 |
| Republican | Doug Goehring | 94,736 | 44.16 |
| North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Election, 2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Doug Goehring (inc.) | 157,867 | 67.98 |
| Democratic | Merle Boucher | 74,143 | 31.93 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 216 | 0.09 |
| North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Doug Goehring (inc.) | 139,597 | 56.96 |
| Democratic | Ryan Taylor | 105,094 | 42.88 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 377 | 0.15 |
