Elections in North Dakota
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of North Dakota on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, with primary elections being held on June 8, 2010.

U.S. Congress

Senate

Incumbent Democrat Byron Dorgan was eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term but announced in January 2010 that he would not seek reelection, citing his desire to retire and pursue other interests outside of public life.^[1] Tracy Potter, a state senator representing Bismarck,^[2] won the Democratic-NPL primary while incumbent Governor John Hoeven won the Republican primary and Keith Hanson, a software engineer from West Fargo,^[3] won the Libertarian primary.^[4] On November 2, 2010, Hoeven won the general election in a landslide with 76.08% of the vote.

House of Representatives

Incumbent Democrat Earl Pomeroy, who had represented North Dakota in the United States House of Representatives since 1993, ran for re-election and was defeated by Republican nominee Rick Berg, a state representative from Fargo.^[6]

Statewide constitutional offices

Secretary of State

2010 North Dakota Secretary of State election

← 2006 November 2, 2010 2014 →

Nominee Alvin Jaeger Corey Mock Party Republican Democratic–NPL Popular vote 145,882 87,519 Percentage 62.44% 37.46%

Secretary of State before election Alvin Jaeger Republican Elected Secretary of State Alvin Jaeger Republican

Incumbent Republican Alvin Jaeger ran for re-election to a sixth term as North Dakota Secretary of State and defeated a challenge from Democratic nominee Corey Mock, a state representative from Grand Forks.^[8] Jaeger was endorsed by the Grand Forks Herald^[9] while Mock was endorsed by The Bismarck Tribune^[10] and the AFL–CIO.^[11] During the campaign, Jaeger faced criticism over his office's mishandling of a candidate's campaign filings which resulted in them being mistakenly omitted from the June 8 primary election ballot.^[12]

Attorney General

2010 North Dakota Attorney General election

← 2006 November 2, 2010 2014 →

Nominee Wayne Stenehjem Jeanette Boechler Party Republican Democratic–NPL Popular vote 175,627 59,781 Percentage 74.55% 25.38%

Attorney General before election Wayne Stenehjem Republican Elected Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem Republican

Incumbent Republican Wayne Stenehjem ran for re-election to a fourth term as North Dakota Attorney General and defeated a challenge from Democratic nominee Jeanette Boechler, a personal injury lawyer from Fargo.^[14]

Agriculture Commissioner

2010 North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner election

← 2006 November 2, 2010 2014 →

Nominee Doug Goehring Merle Boucher Party Republican Democratic–NPL Popular vote 157,867 74,143 Percentage 67.98% 31.93%

Agriculture Commissioner before election Doug Goehring Republican Elected Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring Republican

Incumbent Republican Doug Goehring ran for election to his first full term as North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner and defeated a challenge from Democratic nominee Merle Boucher, the Democrat minority leader of the North Dakota House of Representatives from Rolette.^[16]

Tax Commissioner

2010 North Dakota Tax Commissioner election

← 2006 November 2, 2010 2014 →

Nominee Cory Fong Cynthia Kaldor Richard Flattum-Riemers Party Republican Democratic–NPL Libertarian Popular vote 156,520 67,856 7,716 Percentage 67.39% 29.22% 3.32%

Tax Commissioner before election Cory Fong Republican Elected Tax Commissioner Cory Fong Republican

Incumbent Republican Cory Fong ran for re-election to a second term as North Dakota Tax Commissioner and defeated challenges from Democratic nominee Cynthia Kaldor, a businesswoman and former member of the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education from Mayville,^[18] and Libertarian nominee Richard Flattum-Riemers.

State Legislature

State Senate

One-half of the seats of the North Dakota Senate are up for election in 2010.

State House of Representatives

One-half of the seats in the North Dakota House of Representatives are up for election in 2010.

Judicial positions

Multiple judicial positions will be up for election in 2010.

• North Dakota judicial elections, 2010 at Judgepedia

Ballot measures

One measure has been certified, and at least ten initiatives are pending.

• North Dakota 2010 ballot measures at Ballotpedia

Local

Many elections for county offices were held on November 2, 2010.