North Dakota Attorney General election, 2014
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June 10, 2014 |
November 4, 2014 |
Wayne Stenehjem  |
Wayne Stenehjem |
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The North Dakota Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Wayne Stenehjem (R) was first elected in 2000 and was running for re-election. He faced Democratic candidate Kiara Kraus-Parr in the general election. Wayne Stenehjem won election to another four-year term.
Kraus-Parr faced an uphill battle to unseat Stenehjem given the incumbent's success in past elections. Stenehjem's closest race was the 2000 election, when he defeated Democratic candidate Glenn Pomeroy by 11 percent. The past elections section details the previous four elections for Attorney General of North Dakota.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. A primary election is also sometimes used to choose convention delegates and party leaders; however, these selection processes can vary from state to state and party to party within a state. In North Dakota, precinct, district, and state party officials are selected at party caucuses and conventions, not at the state-administered primary election. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. North Dakota utilizes an open primary system, in which voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Candidates
General election
Wayne Stenehjem - Incumbent
Kiara Kraus-Parr - Attorney[3]
Results
General election
| Attorney General of North Dakota, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Wayne Stenehjem Incumbent |
74.1% | 181,678 | |
| Democratic | Kiara Kraus-Parr | 25.8% | 63,255 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 395 | |
| Total Votes | 245,328 | |||
| Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Past elections
2010
On November 2, 2010, Wayne Stenehjem won re-election to the office of North Dakota Attorney General. He defeated Jeanette Boechler (D) in the general election.
| North Dakota Attorney General, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Wayne Stenehjem Incumbent |
74.6% | 175,627 | |
| Democratic | Jeanette Boechler | 25.4% | 59,781 | |
| Write-In | Various | 0.1% | 174 | |
| Total Votes | 235,582 | |||
| Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State. | ||||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Wayne Stenehjem won re-election to the office of North Dakota Attorney General. He defeated Bill Brudvik (D-NPL) in the general election.
| North Dakota Attorney General, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Wayne Stenehjem Incumbent |
68.9% | 148,194 | |
| Democratic | Bill Brudvik | 31.1% | 67,032 | |
| Total Votes | 215,226 | |||
| Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State. | ||||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Wayne Stenehjem won re-election to the office of North Dakota Attorney General. He defeated Bruce Schoenwald (D-NPL) in the general election.
| North Dakota Attorney General, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Wayne Stenehjem Incumbent |
72.5% | 218,627 | |
| Democratic | Bruce Schoenwald | 27.5% | 82,768 | |
| Total Votes | 301,395 | |||
| Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State. | ||||
2000
On November 7, 2000, Wayne Stenehjem won re-election to the office of North Dakota Attorney General. He defeated Glenn Pomeroy (D-NPL) in the general election.
| North Dakota Attorney General, 2000 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Wayne Stenehjem Incumbent |
55.7% | 157,986 | |
| Democratic | Glenn Pomeroy | 44.3% | 125,466 | |
| Total Votes | 283,452 | |||
| Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State. | ||||
Campaign finance
Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $224,166 during the election. This information was last updated on April 3, 2015.[4]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
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| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| Wayne Stenehjem |
North Dakota Attorney General |  |
$213,741 | |
| Kiara Kraus-Parr |
North Dakota Attorney General |  |
$10,425 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $224,166 | |||
Key deadlines
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| April 7, 2014 | Primary filing deadline[5] |
| June 10, 2014 | Primary election |
| September 2, 2014 | General election filing deadline for independent candidates |
| November 4, 2014 | General election |
| January 1, 2015 | Official swearing-in of state executive officials elected in November |
| January 6, 2015 | Ceremonial swearing-in of state executive officials elected in November |
Recent news
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See also
- North Dakota Attorney General
- North Dakota state executive official elections, 2014
- State executive official elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ Justia, "2023 North Dakota Century Code, CHAPTER 16.1-11 NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICE - PRIMARY ELECTION," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ Fargo-Moorhead Forum, "Democratic candidate says ND attorney general's office needs 'fresh perspective'," March 24, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of North Dakota 2014 elections," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "North Dakota Election Calendar," January 2, 2014
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