2014 North Dakota elections explained

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]

Attorney General

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]

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Alvin Jaeger, who has served in the office since January 1, 1993, was re-elected to a sixth term.[4]

Non-profit director, former state representative, and former state senator April Fairfield ran for the Democrats.[5] Businessman, perennial candidate, and Chairman of the Libertarian Party of North Dakota Roland Riemers ran for the Libertarians.[6]

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.[7] [8] The North Dakota Farm Bureau, which Goehring was a former Vice President of, opposed his bid for re-election,[9] 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.[10] [11] At the Republican convention on April 6, 2014,[12] Goehring defeated Estenson by 624 votes to 245.[13]

Rancher, former state senator and 2012 gubernatorial nominee Ryan Taylor ran against Goehring for the Democrats.[14] [15]

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.[16]

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		class=small Sample
size		class=small Margin of
error		Doug
Goehring (R)		Ryan
Taylor (D)		OtherUndecided
Mellman Group[17] May 5–8, 2014600± 4%36%36%—28%

Tax Commissioner

Incumbent Republican Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger, who was appointed to the office on January 1, 2014,[18] after Republican incumbent Cory Fong resigned 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.[6] [21]

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,[22] was elected in a special election to fill the remaining two years of the term.[23] State Senator Tyler Axness ran for the Democrats.[24]

Incumbent Republican Commissioner 3 Brian Kalk, the Chairman of the Commission, was re-elected to a second term in office.[25] Democratic businessman Todd Reisenauer also ran.[26]

United States House of Representatives

See 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.

North Dakota Legislative Assembly

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 North Dakota Election Calendar . . August 11, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141101214015/https://vip.sos.nd.gov/pdfs/Portals/electioncalendar.pdf . November 1, 2014 . March 2014.
  2. Web site: 2014 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List . North Dakota Secretary of State . April 22, 2014.
  3. Web site: North Dakota Democrats endorse 4 state candidates . The Bismarck Tribune . March 29, 2014 . April 22, 2014.
  4. Web site: Jaeger gets GOP nod for ND secretary of state . The Washington Times . April 6, 2014 . April 22, 2014.
  5. Web site: Fairfield comes out swinging in secretary of state's race . Bakken Today . March 27, 2014 . April 22, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020114339/http://www.bakkentoday.com/event/article/id/36431/ . October 20, 2014 .
  6. Web site: Three N.D. Libertarians file to run for office . The Bismarck Tribune . February 5, 2014 . April 22, 2014.
  7. Web site: ND ag commissioner admits to inappropriate comment . North Dakota Watchdog . February 4, 2014 . April 22, 2014.
  8. Web site: ND Ag Department ex-staffer: Exit interviews 'a sham' . WDAY-TV . February 16, 2014 . April 22, 2014.
  9. Web site: Goehring defends leadership style, conduct with female staff . The Bismarck Tribune . February 4, 2014 . April 22, 2014.
  10. Web site: Who wins the Goehring, ND Farm Bureau split? . https://archive.today/20140422121334/http://www.agweek.com/event/article/id/22727/ . dead . April 22, 2014 . AG Week . February 17, 2014 . April 22, 2014 .
  11. Web site: ND ag commissioner says he would run in primary if he doesn't get GOP endorsement . https://archive.today/20140422121330/http://www.agweek.com/event/article/id/22690/ . dead . April 22, 2014 . AG Week . February 13, 2014 . April 22, 2014 .
  12. Web site: Ag commissioner endorsement to cap ND GOP convention . https://archive.today/20140422121323/http://www.agweek.com/event/article/id/23030/ . dead . April 22, 2014 . AG Week . April 2, 2014 . April 22, 2014 .
  13. Web site: Ag commissioner Goehring survives GOP endorsement challenge . WDAZ-TV . April 6, 2014 . April 22, 2014.
  14. Web site: Ryan Taylor outlines ag priorities . The Bismarck Tribune . March 14, 2014 . April 22, 2014.
  15. Web site: ND ag commissioner candidates clash on energy balance . 2014-10-02 . https://archive.today/20141002150942/http://www.agweek.com/event/article/id/24140/ . 2014-10-02 . dead .
  16. Web site: Race for North Dakota's agriculture commissioner is all about oil . Yahoo News . July 22, 2014 . September 11, 2014.
  17. Poll for the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party
  18. Web site: Dalrymple appoints Rauschenberger as tax commissioner . The Bismarck Tribune . November 8, 2013 . April 22, 2014.
  19. Web site: Cory Fong leaving tax department . The Bismarck Tribune . October 1, 2013 . April 22, 2014.
  20. Web site: Candidates announce for state tax commissioner's race . The Bismarck Tribune . February 5, 2014 . April 22, 2014.
  21. Web site: Fargo attorney to seek Dem-NPL endorsement for tax commissioner . WDAY-TV . February 4, 2014 . April 22, 2014.
  22. Web site: Fedorchak named to PSC . The Bismarck Tribune . November 30, 2012 . April 22, 2014.
  23. Web site: ND GOP Convention Opens In Minot . KVRR . April 5, 2014 . April 22, 2014.
  24. Web site: Axness outlines goals in PSC race . The Bismarck Tribune . February 25, 2014 . April 22, 2014.
  25. Web site: ND PSC chairman Brian Kalk gets GOP endorsement . The Washington Times . April 6, 2014 . April 22, 2014.
  26. Web site: Businessman Todd Reisenauer kicks off PSC campaign . The Bismarck Tribune . March 6, 2014 . April 22, 2014.

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