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North Dakota

2006 Elections: US Senator, Other Statewide Offices, US House, State Senate, State House, Ballot initiatives/Referendums

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State Politics At-A-Glance

Population (2000 Census): 642,200 (2004 Census Bureau Estimate): 634,366
Electoral Votes: 3

:redbox: 2004 Presidential: Kerry (D) 35.50%, Bush (R) 62.86%
:redbox: 2000 Presidential: Gore (D) 33.06%, Bush (R) 60.66%, Nader (I) 3.29%
:redbox: 1996 Presidential: Clinton (D) 40.13%, Dole (R) 46.94%, Perot (I) 12.20%

:redbox: Governor: John Hoeven (R) Elected: 2004 (Next Election: 2008)
:bluebox: Senior US Senator: Kent Conrad (D) Elected: 1986, 1992 (special election), 1994, 2000 (Next Election: 2006)
:bluebox: Junior US Senator: Byron Dorgan (D) Elected: 1992, 1998, 2004 (Next Election: 2010)
:bluebox: US House (1 seat): D-1 R-0 (Earl Pomeroy (D-At Large) Elected: 1992-2004)
:redbox: State Senate (47 seats): D-15, R-32
:redbox: State House (94 seats): D-27, R-67

Election Information

Qualifications for voting (from the ND Secretary of State):

North Dakota is the only state in the country that does not require voter registration.

In order to vote in North Dakota, you must be:

• A U.S. citizen.
  
• At least 18 years old on the day of an election.
  
• A legal North Dakota resident.
  
• A resident in the precinct for 30 days preceding the election.
  

City Council/Commission Election Dates
Last Day to File Candidacy Petitions: Monday, April 17, 2006
General Election Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Primary Election Dates
Last Day to File Certificate of Endorsement: Monday, April 17, 2006
State/Local Primary Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2006

General Election Dates
General Election Date (all states): November 07, 2006

(For complete details on the 2006 election calendar and voting requirements, visit http://www.nd.gov/sos/forms/pdf/election-calendar-2006.pdf

State Office in charge of Elections
Al Jaeger
Secretary of State
State of North Dakota
600 E Boulevard Ave Dept 108
Bismarck ND 58505-0500
Phone: [phone]
Toll Free: 800-352-0867
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.nd.gov/sos

State Democratic Party
David Strauss, Chair
Kennedy Center
1902 East Divide Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.demnpl.com
Blog: http://nddemnpl.blogspot.com

State Republican Party
Ken Karls, Chair
PO Box 1917
Bismarck ND 58502-1917
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ndgop.org

US Senate Race 2006

Kent Conrad (D) Incumbent

Campaign Website: http://www.kent-conrad.com

Dwight Grotberg (R)

Campaign Website: N/A

Other Statewide Races 2006

Agriculture Commissioner
Roger Johnson (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.johnsonforag.com/">johnsonforag.com
Doug Goehring (R), Campaign Website: http://www.douggoehring.com/


Tax Commissioner
Brent Edison (D), Challenger, Campaign Website: BrentEdison.com
Cory Fong (R), Incumbent (appointed), Campaign Website: N/A

Attorney General
Bill Brudvik (D), Challenger, Campaign Website: N/A
Wayne Stenehjem (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: N/A

Secretary of State
Kristin Hedger (D), Challenger, Director - Midwest Young Democrats of America, Campaign Website: N/A
Al Jaeger (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: N/A

US House of Representatives Races 2006

ND-At Large
Earl Pomeroy (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.earlpom.com
Duane DeKrey (R), Campaign Website: N/A

State Senate Races 2006

State Senate Districts: 47 (47 seats)

Seats at stake in 2006: 24

District 35
Tracy Potter (D), Challenger, Campaign Website: N/A
Margaret Sitte (R), Challenger, Campaign Website: N/A

State House Races 2006

State House Districts: 47 (94 seats)

Seats at stake in 2006: 48

District 23
Ben Vig (D), Challenger, Campaign Website: N/A
William R. Devlin (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: N/A
Don Vigesaan (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: N/A

District 35
Ryan Gustafson (D), Challenger, Campaign Website: GustafsonforHouse.com
Mike Froelich (D), Challenger, Campaign Website: N/A
Karen Karls (R), Challenger, Campaign Website: N/A
Bob Martinson (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: N/A

Ballot initiatives/Referendums

Primary Election - June 13, 2006

:graybox: Constitutional Measure 1 relating to the definition of this state's militia.
   This measure defines reserve and active militia and removes obsolete language
   in regard to age and gender in the reserve militia and removes residency requirements
   for membership in the active militia that is defined by the National Guard of
   North Dakota.
   Full Text (pdf)

:graybox: Constitutional Measure 2 relating to business corporations.
   This measure removes outdated or unnecessary provisions in the Constitution
   of North Dakota relating to business corporations and authorizes legislative assembly
   to provide by law for regulation of corporations.
   Full Text (pdf)

General Election - November 07, 2006

:graybox: Constitutional Measure 1 relating to distributions from the common schools trust fund.
   This measure requires that permanent trust funds by managed to preserve their
   purchasing power, to provide stable distributions to fund beneficiaries,
   and to benefit fund beneficiaries.
   Full Text (pdf)

Links

Blogs

• Democratic Underground North Dakota Forum
  
• Lefty Blogs North Dakota
  
• The Flickertail Journal
  
• The ND Democratic-NPL Official Blog
  
• ND Reality
  
• Common Sense Has a Voice
  
• ND Blueblog
  
• BismarckDems.Com
  

Demographic Links

• U.S. Census Bureau North Dakota Quick Facts

Democratic District Party Links

• District 12
  
• District 24
  
• Cass County Dems
  
• District 32
  
• District 34
  

Useful Links

• Campaign Underground 2006
  
• Campaign Underground Tips and Tricks
  
• The North Dakota Progressive Coalition
  
• The North Dakota Peace Coalition
  
• ND Human Rights Coalition
  
• People Escaping Poverty Project