NORTH DAKOTA

Your complete directory of North Dakota candidates for Governor, United States Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

D/R Nominating Conventions: March - April 2012
Filing Deadline (Major Parties): April 13, 2012
Filing Deadline (Primary Write-Ins): May 22, 2012
Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties): September 7, 2012
Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): October 16, 2012
Primary: June 12, 2012

This page was last updated on January 30, 2012

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

2012 Elections:

GOVERNOR:
Jack Dalrymple (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Paul Sorum (R) - Tea Party Activist, Architect & '10 US Sen. Candidate
Ryan Taylor (D) - State Senate Minority Leader, Rancher & Author

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets.)
Drew Wrigley (R)*

STATE TREASURER:
Kelly Schmidt (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Robert "Bob" Peterson (R)*

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
Adam Hamm (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE SUPERINTENDANT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
(Note: Superintendent is officially a non-partisan post.)
Wayne Sanstead (D)* - (Campaign Site)

2014 Elections:

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Al Jaeger (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Wayne Stenehjem (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Doug Goehring (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TAX COMMISSIONER:
Cory Fong (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Kent Conrad (D)* - Retiring in 2012. ]
Heidi Heitkamp (D) - Ex-Attorney General, Ex-State Tax Commissioner & '00 Gov. Nominee
Tom Potter (D) - Ex-State Rep., Presbyterian Lay Pastor & Ex-College Professor
Rick Berg (R) - Congressman, Ex-State House Speaker & Businessman
Bob Harms (R) - Ex-State GOP Treasurer & Tea Party Activist
Duane Sand (R) - Retired Navy Officer, Businessman & Frequent Candidate

John Hoeven (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.

U.S. CONGRESS:

At Large:
[ Rick Berg (R)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2012. ]
Al Carlson (R) - State House Majority Leader & Building Contractor
Tony Clark (R) - State Public Service Commissioner
Kevin Cramer (R) - State Public Service Commissioner & Frequent Congressional Candidate
Shane Goettle (R) - Ex-State Commerce Commissioner, Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Bette Grande (R) - State Rep. & Ex-High School Athletic Trainer
Tony Grindberg (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Senate President Pro Tempore & University Official
Bob Harms (R) - Ex-State GOP Treasurer & Tea Party Activist
Brian Kalk (R) - State Public Service Commissioner, Ex-College Professor & Retired USMC Officer
Kim Koppelman (R) - State Rep. & Advertising Agency Owner
Kelly Schmidt (R) - State Treasurer, Ex-Brokerage Firm Manager & Ex-Republican State Party Secretary
John Warford (R) - Bismarck Mayor, Orthodontist & Rancher
Pam Gulleson (D) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Congressional Aide & ND Farmers Union Official

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of North Dakota
North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party
Green Party of North Dakota
Libertarian Party of North Dakota
North Dakota Republican Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Bismarck Tribune
DakotaPolitics.com
Devil's Lake Journal
Dickinson Press
Fargo Forum
Grand Forks Herald
Jamestown Sun
Minot Daily News
Say Anything (Conservative)
Taking Back North Dakaota (Conservative)
Valley City Times-Record
Wahpeton Daily News
Williston Herald

KFYR TV-5 (NBC - Bismarck)
KXMA TV-2 (CBS - Dickinson)
KXMC TV-13 (CBS - Minot)
North Dakota Public Radio / Prairie Public Television
WDAY TV-6 (ABC - Fargo)
WDAZ TV-8 (ABC - Grand Forks)