2014 North Dakota elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of North Dakota on November 4, 2014. Five of North Dakota's executive officers were up for election as well as the state's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on June 10, 2014.[1]

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2014 North Dakota elections
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Attorney General

Results by county
Stenehjem:
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Kraus-Parr:
  •   50–60%

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Wayne 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 the University of North Dakota, ran for the seat on behalf of the Democrats.[3]

More information Party, Candidate ...
North Dakota Attorney General election, 2014[4]
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
Republican hold
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Secretary of State

Results by county
Jaeger:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Fairfield:
  •   60–70%

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Alvin 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 senator April Fairfield ran for the Democrats.[6] Businessman, perennial candidate, and Chairman of the Libertarian Party of North Dakota Roland Riemers ran for the Libertarians.[7]

More information Party, Candidate ...
North Dakota Secretary of State election, 2014[4]
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
Republican hold
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Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Republican Agriculture Commissioner Doug 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 and 2012 gubernatorial nominee Ryan Taylor ran 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]

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Doug
Goehring (R)		 Ryan
Taylor (D)		 Other Undecided
Mellman Group[18][note 1] May 5–8, 2014 600 ± 4% 36% 36% — 28%
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  1. [1]
    Poll for the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party
Results by county
Goehring:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Taylor:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
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North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner election, 2014[4]
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
Republican hold
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Tax Commissioner

Results by county
Rauschenberger:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Astrup:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

Incumbent Republican Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger, who was appointed to the office on January 1, 2014,[19] after Republican incumbent Cory Fong resigned to join the private sector,[20] was elected to a first full term.[21]

Democratic attorney Jason Astrup and Libertarian television producer Anthony Mangnall also ran for the office.[7][22]

More information Party, Candidate ...
North Dakota Tax Commissioner election, 2014[4]
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
Republican hold
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Public Service Commission

Two of the three seats on the North Dakota Public Service Commission were up for election.

Incumbent Republican Commissioner 2 Julie Fedorchak, who was appointed to the position in January 2013 after Kevin Cramer resigned to join the House of Representatives,[23] was elected in a special election to fill the remaining two years of the term.[24] State Senator Tyler Axness ran for the Democrats.[25]

Results by county
Fedorchak:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Axness:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
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North Dakota Public Service Commissioner 2 special election, 2014[4]
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
Republican hold
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Incumbent Republican Commissioner 3 Brian Kalk, the chairman of the commission, was re-elected to a second term in office.[26] Democratic businessman Todd Reisenauer also ran.[27]

Results by county
Kalk:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Reisenauer:
  •   60–70%
More information Party, Candidate ...
North Dakota Public Service Commissioner 3 election, 2014[4]
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
Republican hold
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United States House of Representatives

Main article: United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota, 2014

North Dakota's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives was also up for election in 2014. Voters re-elected Republican incumbent representative Kevin Cramer for the position.

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North Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2014
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
Republican hold
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North Dakota Legislative Assembly

All odd-numbered legislative districts elected one Senator and two Representatives each to the North Dakota Legislative Assembly:

More information Party, Before ...
North Dakota Senate
Party Before After Change
Republican 33 32 Decrease 1
Democratic-NPL 14 15 Increase 1
Total 47 47
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North Dakota House of Representatives
Party Before After Change
Republican 71 71 Steady
Democratic-NPL 23 23 Steady
Total 94 94
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