North Dakota judicial elections, 2016

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Two seats on North Dakota's state-level courts were up for nonpartisan election on November 8, 2016. A primary was held on June 14. The North Dakota Supreme Court seats on the 2016 ballot were held by Justice Dale Sandstrom and Justice Lisa Fair McEvers heading into the election.

The candidates running for Sandstrom's seat, Jerod Tufte and Robert V. Bolinske, Sr., were running for a full ten-year term. Justice McEvers, a 2013 appointee who was unopposed, ran to finish the remainder of her predecessor's unexpired term, which ends in December 2018.

In North Dakota, all candidates must stand in the primary election, even if there are only two for any given seat. Jerod Tufte and Robert V. Bolinske, Sr., running for Justice Dale Sandstrom's seat, and Justice Lisa Fair McEvers, running unopposed, all advanced through the June 14 primary to the November 8 general election.

General election candidates

Supreme Court

Dale Sandstrom's seat

Jerod Tufte Green check mark transparent.png
Robert V. Bolinske, Sr.

Lisa McEvers' seat

Lisa Fair McEvers Green check mark transparent.png (Incumbent/Unopposed)


Election results

November 8 general election

Jerod Tufte defeated Robert V. Bolinske Sr. in the general election for Dale Sandstrom's seat on the North Dakota Supreme Court.
North Dakota Supreme Court 2016, Sandstrom's Seat, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jerod Tufte 60.69% 166,229
Robert V. Bolinske Sr. 38.63% 105,805
Write-in votes 0.68% 1,851
Total Votes (432 of 432 precincts reporting: 100%) 273,885
Source: North Dakota Secretary of State Official Results
Incumbent Lisa Fair McEvers ran unopposed in the general election for Lisa McEvers' seat on the North Dakota Supreme Court.
North Dakota Supreme Court 2016, McEvers' Seat, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Lisa Fair McEvers Incumbent (unopposed) 98.98% 261,255
Write-in votes 1.02% 2,700
Total Votes (433 of 432 precincts reporting: 100%) 263,955
Source: North Dakota Secretary of State Official Results

June 14 primary election

North Dakota Supreme Court Primary, Dale Sandstrom's Seat, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jerod Tufte 55.03% 54,107
Green check mark transparent.png Robert V. Bolinske Sr. 44.65% 43,899
Write-in votes 0.32% 311
Total Votes 98,317
Source: North Dakota Secretary of State
North Dakota Supreme Court Primary, Lisa McEvers' Seat, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Lisa Fair McEvers Incumbent (unopposed) 99.67% 98,203
Write-in votes 0.33% 330
Total Votes 98,533
Source: North Dakota Secretary of State

Selection

See also: Judicial selection in North Dakota

North Dakota judicial elections are nonpartisan. All candidates, whether opposed or unopposed, participate in the primary and general elections. In the primary, the two candidates who receive the greatest number of votes advance to the general election. If only two candidates are running for a seat, they both compete in the primary and general elections.[1][2]

State profile

Demographic data for North Dakota
 North DakotaU.S.
Total population:756,835316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):69,0013,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:88.7%73.6%
Black/African American:1.6%12.6%
Asian:1.2%5.1%
Native American:5.3%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.2%3%
Hispanic/Latino:2.9%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:91.7%86.7%
College graduation rate:27.7%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$57,181$53,889
Persons below poverty level:12.2%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in North Dakota.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in North Dakota

North Dakota voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, four are located in North Dakota, accounting for 1.94 percent of the total pivot counties.[3]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. North Dakota had three Retained Pivot Counties, 1.66 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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