North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2014

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North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2014

Majority control • Qualifications

List of candidates District 1 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 31 • District 33 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39 • District 41 • District 43 • District 45 • District 47

State Legislative Election Results

North Dakota House of Representatives • 2014 North Dakota State Senate Elections

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
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
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.

2014 Competitiveness Overview
Primary competition (state comparison)
Incumbents defeated • Victorious challengers • Primary competitiveness
Major party challengers (state comparison)
Candidates with no challenges at all in 2014
Open seats (state comparisons)
Impact of term limits on # of open seats Long-serving senators • Long-serving reps
Chart Comparing 2014 Results
Chart Comparing 2014 Results • Comparisons Between Years
Competitiveness Index • Absolute Index
2014 State Legislative Elections State legislative incumbent turnover in 2014
Competitiveness Studies from Other Years
2007 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013

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 a

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Patrick Hatlestad: 1,587 a - Incumbent Hatlestad was first elected to the chamber in 2006.
• Gary Sukut: 1,721 a - 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 a
• Cindy Wilhelm: 219 a

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Roscoe Streyle: 408 a - Incumbent Streyle was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
• Andrew Maragos: 444 a - 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 a
• Judy Vendsel: 226 a

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Roger Brabandt: 580 a - Incumbent Brabandt was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
• Scott Louser: 625 a - 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 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Rick Becker: 767 a - Incumbent Becker was first elected to the chamber in 2012.
• Jason Dockter: 796 a - 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 a - Incumbent Boe was first elected to the chamber in 2002.
• Marvin Nelson: 274 a - Incumbent Nelson was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

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 a - Incumbent Guggisberg was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
• Kris Wallman: 816 a

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

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 a
• Jaci Stofferahn: 359 a

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Kim Koppelman: 532 a - Incumbent Koppelman was first elected to the chamber in 1994.
• Christopher Olson: 460 a

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 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Curt Hofstad: 1,028 a - Incumbent Hofstad was first elected to the chamber in 2006.
• Dennis Johnson: 1,047 a - 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 a

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Mark Sanford: 768 a - Incumbent Sanford was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
• Mark Owens: 634 a - 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 a

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Wayne Trottier: 980 a - Incumbent Trottier was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
• Gary Paur: 942 a - 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 a - Incumbent Hogan was first appointed to the chamber in November 2009.
• Mary Schneider: 625 a

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Robert Lauf: 369 a
• Lucas Paper: 359 a

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 a
• Ben Vig: 1,326 a

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Don Vigesaa: 1,575 a - Incumbent Vigesaa was first elected to the chamber in 2002.
• William Devlin: 1,481 a - 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 a
• Alisa Mitskog: 583 a

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Cindy Beck: 822 a
• Bruce Eckre: 547 a
• 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 a
• Jess Roscoe: 381 a

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Randy Boehning: 608 a - Incumbent Boehning was first elected to the chamber in 2002.
• Thomas Beadle: 590 a - 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 a
• Charles Linderman: 857 a

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Chet Pollert: 1,482 a - Incumbent Pollert was first elected to the chamber in 1998.
• Craig Headland: 1,372 a - 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 a
• Mike Faith: 592 a

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• James Schmidt: 1,128 a - Incumbent Schmidt was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
• Karen Rohr: 1,162 a - 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 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Gary Kreidt: 1,588 a - Incumbent Kreidt was first elected to the chamber in 2002.
• Jay Seibel: 1,881 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Gary Kreidt: 4,346

Jay Seibel: 4,925

District 35

June 10 Democratic primary candidates:

• Darrell Miller: 671 a
• Tracy Potter: 735 a

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Bob Martinson: 1,008 a - Incumbent Martinson was first elected to the chamber in 2000.
• Karen Karls: 931 a - 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 a
• Karen Nelson: 246 a

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Vicky Steiner: 813 a - Incumbent Steiner was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
• Mike Lefor: 806 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Note: Karen Nelson withdrew from the race before the general election.

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 a
• Maddison Voigt: 562 a

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Keith Kempenich: 2,003 a - Incumbent Kempenich was first elected to the chamber in 1992.
• Denton Zubke: 1,915 a

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 a
• Sheila Christensen: 474 a
• Lillian Jones: 413

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Bette Grande: 901 a - Incumbent Grande was first elected to the chamber in 1996.
• Al Carlson: 1,019 a - 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 a - Incumbent Delmore was first elected to the chamber in 1994.
• Kyle Thorson: 274 a

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Richard Becker: 297 a
• Shelby Wood: 259 a

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 a - Incumbent Gruchalla was first elected to the chamber in 2006.
• Brenda Warren: 512 a

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Mary Johnson: 604 a
• Tom Kading: 605 a

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 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 10 Republican primary candidates:

• Lawrence Klemin: 1,233 a - Incumbent Klemin was first elected to the chamber in 1998.
• George Keiser: 1,304 a - 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

Suggest a link

• 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

Footnotes

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Current members of the North Dakota House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Robin Weisz

Majority Leader:Mike Lefor

Minority Leader:Zac Ista

Representatives

District 1

Patrick Hatlestad (R)

David Richter (R)

District 2

Bert Anderson (R)

Donald Longmuir (R)

District 3

Jeff Hoverson (R)

Lori VanWinkle (R)

District 4A

Lisa Finley-DeVille (D)

District 4B

Clayton Fegley (R)

District 5

Jay Fisher (R)

Scott Louser (R)

District 6

Dick Anderson (R)

Dan Vollmer (R)

District 7

Jason Dockter (R)

Matthew Heilman (R)

District 8

Mike Berg (R)

SuAnn Olson (R)

District 9

Collette Brown (D)

Jayme Davis (D)

District 10

Jared Hendrix (R)

Steve Swiontek (R)

District 11

Liz Conmy (D)

Gretchen Dobervich (D)

District 12

Mitch Ostlie (R)

Bernie Satrom (R)

District 13

Jim Jonas (R)

Austen Schauer (R)

District 14

Jon Nelson (R)

Robin Weisz (R)

District 15

Kathy Frelich (R)

Donna Henderson (R)

District 16

Ben Koppelman (R)

Andrew Marschall (R)

District 17

Landon Bahl (R)

Mark Sanford (R)

District 18

Nels Christianson (R)

Steve Vetter (R)

District 19

Karen Anderson (R)

David Monson (R)

District 20

Mike Beltz (R)

Jared Hagert (R)

District 21

LaurieBeth Hager (D)

Mary Schneider (D)

District 22

Brandy Pyle (R)

Jonathan Warrey (R)

District 23

Dennis Nehring (R)

Nico Rios (R)

District 24

Daniel Johnston (R)

Dwight Kiefert (R)

District 25

Alisa Mitskog (D)

Cynthia Schreiber-Beck (R)

District 26

Roger Maki (R)

Jeremy Olson (R)

District 27

Timothy Brown (R)

Greg Stemen (R)

District 28

Michael Brandenburg (R)

Jim Grueneich (R)

District 29

Craig Headland (R)

Don Vigesaa (R)

District 30

Glenn Bosch (R)

Mike Nathe (R)

District 31

Dawson Holle (R)

Karen Rohr (R)

District 32

Patrick Heinert (R)

Lisa Meier (R)

District 33

Anna Novak (R)

Bill Tveit (R)

District 34

Todd Porter (R)

Nathan Toman (R)

District 35

Karen Karls (R)

Bob Martinson (R)

District 36

Ty Dressler (R)

Dori Hauck (R)

District 37

Mike Lefor (R)

Vicky Steiner (R)

District 38

Dan Ruby (R)

Christina Wolff (R)

District 39

Keith Kempenich (R)

Mike Schatz (R)

District 40

Macy Bolinske (R)

Matthew Ruby (R)

District 41

Karen Grindberg (R)

Jorin Johnson (R)

District 42

Emily O'Brien (R)

Doug Osowski (R)

District 43

Zac Ista (D)

Eric Murphy (R)

District 44

Austin Foss (D)

Karla Hanson (D)

District 45

Carrie McLeod (R)

Scott Wagner (R)

District 46

James Kasper (R)

Desiree Morton (R)

District 47

Lawrence Klemin (R)

Mike Motschenbacher (R)

Republican Party (83)

Democratic Party (11)