North Dakota State Senate elections, 2012

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North Dakota State Senate elections, 2012

Majority control • Campaign contributions

Qualifications • Impact of Redistricting

State Legislative Election Results

List of candidates District 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34 • District 36 • District 38 • District 40 • District 42 • District 44 • District 46

North Dakota State Senate • 2012 North Dakota House Elections

Elections for the office of North Dakota State Senate were held in North Dakota on November 6, 2012. A total of 25 seats were up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was April 13, 2012. The primary Election Day was June 12, 2012.

See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012 and State legislative elections, 2012

Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the North Dakota State Senate:

Incumbents retiring[edit]

A total of four incumbents did not run for re-election in 2012. Those incumbents were:

Name	Party	Current Office
Dave Nething	Republican	Senate District 12
George Nodland	Republican	Senate District 36
Layton Freborg	Republican	Senate District 8
Ryan Taylor	Democratic	Senate District 7

Campaign contributions[edit]

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in North Dakota in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.^[1]

During the 2012 election, the total contributions to the 50 Senate candidates was $355,067. The top 10 contributors were:^[2]

Impact of redistricting[edit]

See also: Redistricting in North Dakota

The Republican-controlled Legislature passed a new redistricting plan without much tenuousness in special session on November 8, 2012; Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R) signed it the next day. With the Legislature remaining the same size, two rural districts were cut, leaving new districts to be created in Bismarck and Fargo. Over a dozen incumbents were paired. With two-thirds Republican majorities in both chambers, House majority leader Al Carlson (R) called the plan "a Republican plan for the next 10 years." Rep. Jerry Kelsh (D) lamented the outcome for rural areas, and Democrats saw their proposal to prevent the pairing of Senate minority leader Ryan Taylor and former Senate Democratic leader David O'Connell rejected.^[3]

Qualifications[edit]

Article 4, Section 5 of the North Dakota Constitution states: State Senators and Representatives must be, on the day of the election, qualified voters in the district from which they are chosen and a resident of the state for one year preceding election to office.

List of candidates[edit]

District 2[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Lynn Jacobson 943 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• John Andrist 2,091 a Incumbent Andrist first assumed office in 1992.

November 6 General election candidates:

Lynn Jacobson: 2,576

John Andrist: 4,997

District 4[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• John M. Warner 1,097 a Incumbent Warner first assumed office in 2004.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Daryl J. Lies 1,438 a

November 6 General election candidates:

John M. Warner: 3,337

Daryl J. Lies: 3,024

District 6[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• David Paul O'Connell 1,700 a Incumbent O'Connell first assumed office in 1988.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Pamela Smith 2,435 a

November 6 General election candidates:

David Paul O'Connell: 4,054

Pamela Smith: 3,394

District 7[edit]

Note: Incumbent Ryan Taylor (D) ran for Governor in 2012.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Warren Emmer 883 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Nicole Poolman 2,329 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Warren Emmer: 2,254

Nicole Poolman: 5,040

District 8[edit]

Note: Incumbent Layton Freborg (R) did not seek re-election.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Cole Uecker 1,171 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Howard C. Anderson Jr. 2,771 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Cole Uecker: 2,386

Howard C. Anderson Jr.: 5,036

District 10[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Daryl Passa 1,142 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Joe Miller 2,002 a Incumbent Miller first assumed office in 2008.
• Curtis Olafson 1,345 Incumbent Olafson first assumed office in 2008.

November 6 General election candidates:

Daryl Passa: 2,074

Joe Miller: 4,671

District 12[edit]

Note: Incumbent Dave Nething (R) did not seek re-election.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• John Grabinger 1,009 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Dwaine Heinrich 828
• Bernie Satrom 1,069 a

November 6 General election candidates:

John Grabinger: 2,939

Bernie Satrom: 2, 831

District 14[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Jerry Klein 2,891 a Incumbent Klein first assumed office in 1996.

November 6 General election candidates:

Jerry Klein: 6,535

District 16[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Tyler Axness 694 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• David Duff 912 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Tyler Axness: 3,099

David Duff: 2,710

District 18[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Connie Triplett 1,321 a Incumbent Triplett first assumed office in 2003.

June 12 GOP primary:

• David Waterman 1,064 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Connie Triplett: 3,258

David Waterman: 2,172

District 19[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Julius M. Wangler 1,039 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Tom Campbell 1,287 a
• Gerald Uglem 1,084 Incumbent Uglem first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Julius M. Wangler: 2,313

Tom Campbell: 3,490

District 20[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Phil Murphy 1,478 a Incumbent Murphy first assumed office in 2010.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Melvin Erdmann (write-in) 205 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Phil Murphy: 3,307

Melvin Erdmann: 2,833

District 22[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Jessica Arneson 1,114 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Gary A. Lee 2,049 a Incumbent Lee first assumed office in 2000.

November 6 General election candidates:

Jessica Arneson: 2,795

Gary A. Lee: 4,516

District 24[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Larry J. Robinson 1,814 a Incumbent Robinson first assumed office in 1989.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Keith E. Hovland 1,908 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Larry J. Robinson: 3,836

Keith E. Hovland: 3,024

District 26[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Jim Dotzenrod 1,728 a Incumbent Dotzenrod first assumed office in 2008.

June 12 GOP primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Jim Dotzenrod: 5,567

District 28[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Greg Brokaw 1,082 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Robert S. Erbele 3,056 a Incumbent Erbele first assumed office in 2000.

November 6 General election candidates:

Greg Brokaw: 2,493

Robert S. Erbele: 4,851

District 30[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Nancy Guy 954 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Ron Carlisle 2,106 a Incumbent Carlisle first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Nancy Guy: 2,473

Ron Carlisle: 4,219

District 32[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Wanda Rose 980 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Dick Dever 1,925 a Incumbent Dever first assumed office in 2008.

November 6 General election candidates:

Wanda Rose: 2,433

Dick Dever: 4,047

District 34[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Stacey J. Bendish 1,120 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Dwight Cook 2,124 a Incumbent Cook first assumed office in 1997.

November 6 General election candidates:

Stacey J. Bendish: 2,531

Dwight Cook: 4,129

District 36[edit]

Note: Incumbent George Nodland (R) did not seek re-election.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Rich Brauhn 791 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Kelly Armstrong 2,121 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Rich Brauhn: 1,778

Kelly Armstrong: 5,234

District 38[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Clarice Granzotto 613 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• David Hogue 1,707 a Incumbent Hogue first assumed office in 2008.

November 6 General election candidates:

Clarice Granzotto: 1,707

David Hogue: 4,243

District 40[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• No candidates have filed for this district.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Karen Krebsbach 196 (write-in) a Incumbent Krebsbach assumed office in 1989.

Note: As of April 24, no major party candidate had qualified for the primary ballot in District 40. Incumbent Karen Krebsbach (R) did not file the proper paperwork before the filing deadline, and Democrats did not field a candidate. Krebsbach said a misunderstanding about whether the needed paperwork had been turned in caused the problem. Ultimately, Krebsbach earned the Republican nomination by receiving at least 143 write-in votes in the June 12 primary. No Democratic candidate qualified by write-in.^[4][5]

November 6 General election candidates:

Karen Krebsbach: 3,564

District 42[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Mac Schneider 766 a Incumbent Schneider first assumed office in 2008.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Ross Lien 808 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Mac Schneider: 2,855

Ross Lien: 2,110

District 44[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Rick Olek 1,591 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Tim Flakoll 1,756 a Incumbent Flakoll first assumed office in 1998.

November 6 General election candidates:

Rick Olek: 3,502

Tim Flakoll: 3,853

District 46[edit]

June 12 Democratic primary:

• George B. Sinner 1,275 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Jim Roers 1,954 a Incumbent Roers was appointed to the Senate in April 2012.

November 6 General election candidates:

George B. Sinner: 3,937

Jim Roers: 3,619

See also[edit]

• North Dakota State Senate
• North Dakota State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2012

External links[edit]

• North Dakota Secretary of State - List of 2012 Primary Candidates
• North Dakota Secretary of State - Official Primary Results
• North Dakota Secretary of State - List of 2012 General Election Candidates
• North Dakota Secretary of State - Official General Election Results

Footnotes[edit]

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