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)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): April 9, 2010
Filing Deadline (Primary Write-Ins): May 18, 2010
Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties): September 3, 2010
Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): October 12, 2010
D/R Nominating Conventions: April 2010
Primary: June 8, 2010

This page was last updated on February 6, 2010

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

2012 Elections:

GOVERNOR:
John Hoeven (R)*

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Jack Dalrymple (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)

2010 Elections:

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

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

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Roger Johnson (D)* - (Campaign Site)

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

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Byron Dorgan (D)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Kristin Hedger (D) - Manufacturing Executive, Ex-Congressional Aide & '06 Secretary of State Nominee
Heidi Heitkamp (D) - Ex-Attorney General, Ex-State Tax Commissioner & '00 Gov. Nominee
Joel Heitkamp (D) - Ex-State Sen. & Radio Talk Show Host
Tracy Potter (D) - State Sen.
John Hoeven (R) - Governor & Ex-Banker
Duane Sand (R) - Retired Navy Officer, Businessman & Frequent Candidate
Paul Sorum (R) - Architect
Drew Wrigley (R) - Ex-US Attorney

Kent Conrad (D)* - Next Election in 2012.

U.S. CONGRESS:

At Large:
Earl Pomeroy (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Rick Berg (R) - State Rep. & Businessman
Kevin Cramer (R) - State Public Service Commissioner, Ex-State Tourism Director, Ex-State GOP Chair & '96/'98 Nominee
Shane Goettle (R) - State Commerce Commissioner & Attorney
Dave Piepkorn (R) - Fargo City Commissioner & Businessman
Paul Schaffner (R) - Ex-University of Mary Football Coach & Insurance Salesman

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)