2010 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota explained

Election Name:2010 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota
Country:North Dakota
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2008 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2012 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota
Next Year:2012
Turnout:237,137
Image1:File:Rick Berg, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:Rick Berg
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:129,802
Percentage1:54.7%
Nominee2:Earl Pomeroy
Party2:North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party
Popular Vote2:106,542
Percentage2:44.9%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Earl Pomeroy
Before Party:North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party
After Election:Rick Berg
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2010 House election in North Dakota took place on November 2, 2010 to elect the state's at-large Representative to the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; this election was for the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011 until January 3, 2013. North Dakota has one seat in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census.

The election was held concurrently with the United States Senate elections of 2010 (including one in North Dakota), the United States House elections in other states and various state and local elections.

Background

Despite Republican dominance at the presidential level in North Dakota, which has not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964, as well as state and local elections, Democrats achieved several consecutive victories in congressional elections in the state since the 1980s. Democrats had held the state's at-large House seat since 1981. From 1987 to 2011, North Dakota had a completely Democratic congressional delegation.

Since his first election in 1992, incumbent Democrat Earl Pomeroy had usually won reelection by comfortable margins. However with Democrats fighting in a much tougher political environment in 2010, Republicans planned on putting forward a serious challenge.[1] Republicans running against him included state Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer, state Representative Rick Berg, and former University of Mary football coach Paul Schaffner. Pomeroy was likely more vulnerable than usual due to his support for the Democratic House Healthcare bill, which 64% of North Dakotans opposed, and President Barack Obama's declining job approval ratings in the state (of which 39% approve and 58% disapprove, with 45% strongly disapproving).[2]

General election

Candidates

Democrats

Republicans

Polling

width='190'Poll sourcewidth='165'Date(s)dministeredwidth='100'Earl
Pomeroy (D)
width='100'Rick
Berg (R)
width='100'Otherwidth='100'Undecided
Public Opinion StrategiesOctober 24–25, 201042% align=center51%--
Rasmussen ReportsOctober 18–19, 201042% align=center52%1%5%
The Hill/ANGAOctober 16–19, 2010 align=center45%44%-9%
Prairie PollOctober 2010 align=center44%34%--
Rasmussen ReportsSeptember 20–21, 201045% align=center48%1%5%
Garin-Hart-YangSeptember 10–12, 2010 align=center46%44%--
Rasmussen ReportsAugust 10–11, 201044% align=center53%1%3%
Rasmussen ReportsJuly 21, 201046% align=center49%1%5%
Rasmussen ReportsJune 15–16, 201044% align=center51%1%5%
Rasmussen ReportsMay 19, 201043% align=center52%2%3%
Rasmussen ReportsApril 20, 201045% align=center49%2%4%
Rasmussen ReportsMarch 23–24, 201044% align=center51%1%4%
Rasmussen ReportsFebruary 9–10, 201040% align=center46%3%11%
†Internal poll (Garin-Hart-Yang for Pomeroy and Public Opinion Strategies for Berg)

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

External links

Debates

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cadei . Emily . Pomeroy Trails GOP Challenger in North Dakota - The Eye (CQ Politics) . Blogs.cqpolitics.com . 2010-02-12 . 2010-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100217054134/http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/pomeroy-trails-gop-challenger.html . 2010-02-17 . dead .
  2. Web site: Election 2010: North Dakota House of Representatives - Rasmussen Reports . Rasmussenreports.com . 2010-08-16 . 2010-08-21.