North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2014
Elections for the North Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 7, 2014.
Following the general election, there was no change to the majority control of the North Dakota House of Representatives. The Republican Party maintained their control of the chamber, increasing their seats from 70 to 71. The Democratic Party saw no change to their total number of seats, holding at 23. The vacant seat in the chamber was filled during the general election.
Incumbents retiring
A total of ten incumbents did not run for re-election in 2014. Those incumbents were:
Name | Party | Current Office |
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Scot Kelsh | Democratic | House District 11 |
Alon Wieland | Republican | House District 13 |
Steve Zaiser | Democratic | House District 21 |
Clark Williams | Democratic | House District 25 |
John Wall | Republican | House District 25 |
Brenda Heller | Republican | House District 33 |
Nancy Johnson | Republican | House District 37 |
David Drovdal | Republican | House District 39 |
Curt Kreun | Republican | House District 43 |
Joe Heilman | Republican | House District 45 |
Majority control
- See also: Partisan composition of state senates
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the North Dakota House of Representatives:
North Dakota House of Representatives | |||
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Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
Democratic Party | 23 | 23 | |
Republican Party | 70 | 71 | |
Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 94 | 94 |
Qualifications
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.
Competitiveness
Candidates unopposed by a major party
In 16 (63%) of the 48 seats up for election in 2014, there was only one major party candidate running for election. A total of 12 Republicans and four Democrats were guaranteed election in November barring unforeseen circumstances.
Two major party candidates faced off in the general election in 32 (66.6%) of the 48 seats up for election.
Primary challenges
A total of four incumbents faced primary competition on June 10. Ten incumbents did not run for re-election in 2014 and another 34 incumbents advanced past the primary without opposition. The state representatives that faced primary competition included:
- District 1: Incumbent Patrick Hatlestad and incumbent Gary Sukut defeated T.J. Corcoran in the Republican primary.
- District 19: Incumbent Wayne Trottier and incumbent Gary Paur defeated H. Steve Burke in the Republican primary.
Retiring incumbents
Ten incumbent representatives did not run for re-election, while 38 (79%) of the current 48 incumbents ran for re-election. A list of those incumbents, three Democrats and seven Republicans, can be found above.
List of candidates
District 1
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Joseph E Adducci: 461
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Patrick Hatlestad: 1,587 - Incumbent Hatlestad was first elected to the chamber in 2006.
- Gary Sukut: 1,721 - Incumbent Sukut was first elected to the chamber in 2006.
- T.J. Corcoran: 1,458
- November 4 General election candidates:
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- Joseph E Adducci: 1,440
- Patrick Hatlestad: 2,465
- Gary Sukut: 2,622
District 3
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Lee Snyder: 220
- Cindy Wilhelm: 219
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Roscoe Streyle: 408 - Incumbent Streyle was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
- Andrew Maragos: 444 - Incumbent Maragos was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Lee Snyder: 1,403
- Cindy Wilhelm: 1,459
- Roscoe Streyle: 2,465
- Andrew Maragos: 2,815
District 5
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Heidi Rintoul: 221
- Judy Vendsel: 226
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Roger Brabandt: 580 - Incumbent Brabandt was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
- Scott Louser: 625 - Incumbent Louser was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Heidi Rintoul: 1,376
- Judy Vendsel: 1,455
- Roger Brabandt: 2,746
- Scott Louser: 3,249
District 7
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Rick Becker: 767 - Incumbent Becker was first elected to the chamber in 2012.
- Jason Dockter: 796 - Incumbent Dockter was first elected to the chamber in 2012.
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Rick Becker: 4,569
- Jason Dockter: 4,624
District 9
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Tracy Boe: 402 - Incumbent Boe was first elected to the chamber in 2002.
- Marvin Nelson: 274 - Incumbent Nelson was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Tracy Boe: 2,253
- Marvin Nelson: 1,600
District 11
Note: Incumbent Scot Kelsh (D) did not run for re-election.
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Ron Guggisberg: 785 - Incumbent Guggisberg was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
- Kris Wallman: 816
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Ron Guggisberg: 2,713
- Kris Wallman: 2,928
District 13
Note: Incumbent Alon Wieland (R) did not run for re-election.
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Scott Brand: 371
- Jaci Stofferahn: 359
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Kim Koppelman: 532 - Incumbent Koppelman was first elected to the chamber in 1994.
- Christopher Olson: 460
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Scott Brand: 2,089
- Jaci Stofferahn: 1,687
- Kim Koppelman: 3,034
- Christopher Olson: 2,443
District 15
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Curt Hofstad: 1,028 - Incumbent Hofstad was first elected to the chamber in 2006.
- Dennis Johnson: 1,047 - Incumbent Johnson was first elected to the chamber in 1992.
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Curt Hofstad: 3,634
- Dennis Johnson: 3,846
District 17
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Edward Grossbauer: 503
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Mark Sanford: 768 - Incumbent Sanford was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
- Mark Owens: 634 - Incumbent Owens was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Edward Grossbauer: 2,080
- Mark Sanford: 4,109
- Mark Owens: 3,215
District 19
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Carol Gierszewski: 459
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Wayne Trottier: 980 - Incumbent Trottier was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
- Gary Paur: 942 - Incumbent Paur was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
- H. Steve Burke: 400
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Carol Gierszewski: 1,757
- Wayne Trottier: 2,860
- Gary Paur: 2,873
District 21
Note: Incumbent Steve Zaiser (D) did not run for re-election.
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Kathy Hogan: 609 - Incumbent Hogan was first appointed to the chamber in November 2009.
- Mary Schneider: 625
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Robert Lauf: 369
- Lucas Paper: 359
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Kathy Hogan: 1,891
- Mary Schneider: 2,010
- Robert Lauf: 1,456
- Lucas Paper: 1,422
District 23
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Austin Langley: 1,197
- Ben Vig: 1,326
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Don Vigesaa: 1,575 - Incumbent Vigesaa was first elected to the chamber in 2002.
- William Devlin: 1,481 - Incumbent Devlin was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Austin Langley: 1,938
- Ben Vig: 2,199
- Don Vigesaa: 3,016
- William Devlin: 2,689
District 25
Note: Incumbent Clark Williams (D) did not run for re-election.
Note: Incumbent John Wall (R) did not run for re-election.
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Richard Grosz: 502
- Alisa Mitskog: 583
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Cindy Beck: 822
- Bruce Eckre: 547
- Daniel Rugroden: 478
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Richard Grosz: 1,458
- Alisa Mitskog: 2,300
- Cindy Beck: 3,196
- Bruce Eckre: 2,071
District 27
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Logan Heinrich: 377
- Jess Roscoe: 381
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Randy Boehning: 608 - Incumbent Boehning was first elected to the chamber in 2002.
- Thomas Beadle: 590 - Incumbent Beadle was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Logan Heinrich: 1,757
- Jess Roscoe: 1,901
- Randy Boehning: 2,756
- Thomas Beadle: 2,552
District 29
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Lori Carlson: 824
- Charles Linderman: 857
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Chet Pollert: 1,482 - Incumbent Pollert was first elected to the chamber in 1998.
- Craig Headland: 1,372 - Incumbent Headland was first elected to the chamber in 2002.
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Lori Carlson: 2,117
- Charles Linderman: 1,974
- Chet Pollert: 3,517
- Craig Headland: 3,214
District 31
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- LaDonna Allard: 507
- Mike Faith: 592
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- James Schmidt: 1,128 - Incumbent Schmidt was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
- Karen Rohr: 1,162 - Incumbent Rohr was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
- November 4 General election candidates:
- LaDonna Allard: 1,523
- Mike Faith: 1,661
- James Schmidt: 3,280
- Karen Rohr: 3,396
District 33
Note: Incumbent Brenda Heller (R) did not run for re-election.
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Gary Kreidt: 1,588 - Incumbent Kreidt was first elected to the chamber in 2002.
- Jay Seibel: 1,881
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Gary Kreidt: 4,346
- Jay Seibel: 4,925
District 35
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Darrell Miller: 671
- Tracy Potter: 735
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Bob Martinson: 1,008 - Incumbent Martinson was first elected to the chamber in 2000.
- Karen Karls: 931 - Incumbent Karls was first elected to the chamber in 2006.
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Darrell Miller: 1,978
- Tracy Potter: 2,888
- Bob Martinson: 3,616
- Karen Karls: 3,166
District 37
Note: Incumbent Nancy Johnson (R) did not run for re-election.
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Mandy Kubik: 242
- Karen Nelson: 246
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Vicky Steiner: 813 - Incumbent Steiner was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
- Mike Lefor: 806
- November 4 General election candidates:
Note: Karen Nelson withdrew from the race before the general election.[1]
- Mandy Kubik: 1,237
- Vicky Steiner: 3,445
- Mike Lefor: 3,660
District 39
Note: Incumbent David Drovdal (R) did not run for re-election.
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Greg Tank: 482
- Maddison Voigt: 562
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Keith Kempenich: 2,003 - Incumbent Kempenich was first elected to the chamber in 1992.
- Denton Zubke: 1,915
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Greg Tank: 1,284
- Maddison Voigt: 1,484
- Keith Kempenich: 4,931
- Denton Zubke: 4,537
District 41
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Pamela Anderson: 724
- Sheila Christensen: 474
- Lillian Jones: 413
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Bette Grande: 901 - Incumbent Grande was first elected to the chamber in 1996.
- Al Carlson: 1,019 - Incumbent Carlson was first elected to the chamber in 1992.
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Pamela Anderson: 2,639
- Sheila Christensen: 2,113
- Bette Grande: 2,347
- Al Carlson: 2,590
District 43
Note: Incumbent Curt Kreun (R) did not run for re-election.
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Lois Delmore: 307 - Incumbent Delmore was first elected to the chamber in 1994.
- Kyle Thorson: 274
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Richard Becker: 297
- Shelby Wood: 259
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Lois Delmore: 1,932
- Kyle Thorson: 1,655
- Richard Becker: 1,809
- Shelby Wood: 1,717
District 45
Note: Incumbent Joe Heilman (R) did not run for re-election.
- June 10 Democratic primary candidates:
- Ed Gruchalla: 534 - Incumbent Gruchalla was first elected to the chamber in 2006.
- Brenda Warren: 512
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Mary Johnson: 604
- Tom Kading: 605
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Ed Gruchalla: 1,998
- Brenda Warren: 1,706
- Mary Johnson: 2,240
- Tom Kading: 2,258
District 47
- June 10 Republican primary candidates:
- Lawrence Klemin: 1,233 - Incumbent Klemin was first elected to the chamber in 1998.
- George Keiser: 1,304 - Incumbent Keiser was first elected to the chamber in 1992.
- November 4 General election candidates:
- Lawrence Klemin: 4,685
- George Keiser: 5,090
See also
- North Dakota House of Representatives
- North Dakota Legislative Assembly
- State legislative elections, 2014
External links
- North Dakota Secretary of State - 2014 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List
- North Dakota Secretary of State - Official Results Primary Election - June 10, 2014
- North Dakota Secretary of State - 2014 General Election Contest/Candidate List
- North Dakota Secretary of State - Official General Election Results
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