North Dakota Public Service Commission election, 2020

Elections in North Dakota, 2020

• Election date: Nov. 3
• Registration deadline(s): N/A
• Online registration: No
• Same-day registration: No
• Recount laws

• Early voting starts: Oct. 19
• Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 2 (received)
• Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
• Voter ID: Non-photo ID
• Poll times: Open between 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.; close between 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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2022 → ← 2018
North Dakota Public Service Commission
Election details
Filing deadline: April 6, 2020
Primary: June 9, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Brian Kroshus (R)
How to vote
Poll times: Open between 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.; close between 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Voting in North Dakota
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North Dakota held an election for one of three seats on the public service commission on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for June 9, 2020. The filing deadline was April 6, 2020.

Incumbent Brian Kroshus won election in the general election for North Dakota Public Service Commission.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

North Dakota did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.

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Candidates and election results

General election candidates

• Brian Kroshus  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Casey D. Buchmann  (Democratic Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Casey D. Buchmann ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Brian Kroshus (Incumbent) ✔

Past elections

2018

See also: North Dakota Public Service Commission election, 2018

Seat 1 (six-year term)

General election

General election for North Dakota Public Service Commission

Incumbent Randel Christmann defeated Jeannie Brandt in the general election for North Dakota Public Service Commission on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Randel Christmann (R)	61.6	190,792
		Jeannie Brandt (D)	38.2	118,122
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	650

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 309,564
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for North Dakota Public Service Commission

Incumbent Randel Christmann and Jeannie Brandt advanced from the primary for North Dakota Public Service Commission on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Randel Christmann (R)	65.5	61,587
✔		Jeannie Brandt (D)	34.5	32,368

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 93,955
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Seat 2 (two-year unexpired term)

General election

Special general election for North Dakota Public Service Commission

Incumbent Brian Kroshus defeated Casey D. Buchmann in the special general election for North Dakota Public Service Commission on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Kroshus (R)	61.5	187,939
		Casey D. Buchmann (D)	38.3	117,235
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	637

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 305,811
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for North Dakota Public Service Commission

Incumbent Brian Kroshus and Casey D. Buchmann advanced from the special primary for North Dakota Public Service Commission on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Kroshus (R)	65.4	60,790
✔		Casey D. Buchmann (D)	34.6	32,101

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 92,891
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2016 See also: North Dakota Public Service Commission election, 2016 The general election for one seat on the Public Service Commission was held on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Julie Fedorchak defeated Marlo Hunte-Beaubrun and Tom Skadeland in the North Dakota public service commission election. North Dakota Public Service Commission, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Julie Fedorchak Incumbent 68.76% 218,961      Democratic/Democrat-Nonpartisan League Marlo Hunte-Beaubrun 22.62% 72,028      Libertarian Tom Skadeland 8.45% 26,913 Write-in votes 0.18% 563 Total Votes 318,465 Source: North Dakota Secretary of State 2014 See also: North Dakota down ballot state executive elections, 2014 Republican incumbent Brian Kalk won re-election on November 4, 2014. North Dakota Public Service Commissioner, General election, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Brian Kalk Incumbent 64.8% 154,409      Democratic Todd Reisenauer 35.1% 83,557      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 370 Total Votes 238,336 Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State Republican incumbent Julie Fedorchak won the special election on November 4, 2014. North Dakota Public Service Commissioner, Special election, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Julie Fedorchak Incumbent 66% 156,596      Democratic Tyler Axness 33.8% 80,319      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 401 Total Votes 237,316 Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State 2012 See also: North Dakota down ballot state executive elections, 2012 Incumbent Tony Clark (R) did not seek re-election in 2012. Randy Christmann (R) defeated Brad Crabtree (D) and Joshua Voytek (L) in the November 6, 2012 general election. North Dakota Public Service Commission General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Randy Christmann 54.6% 164,591      Democratic Brad Crabtree 41.1% 123,978      Libertarian Joshua Voytek 4.3% 13,098 Total Votes 301,667 Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State 2010 On November 2, 2010, Kevin Cramer won election to the office of North Dakota Public Service Commission. He defeated Brad Crabtree (D) and Joshua Voytek (L) in the general election. North Dakota Public Service Commission, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Kevin Cramer Incumbent 61.5% 142,644      Democratic Brad Crabtree 34.9% 81,011      Libertarian Joshua Voytek 3.6% 8,315      Write-In Various 0.1% 144 Total Votes 232,114 Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State.

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