United States House of Representatives elections in North Dakota, 2014
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The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in North Dakota took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. House from the state's At-Large Congressional District. Rep. Kevin Cramer (R) defeated George B. Sinner (D) and Jack Seaman (L) in the general election.
In North Dakota's Republican-leaning At-Large District, Cramer was expected to face an easy road to re-election in 2014. All three candidates ran uncontested in the primary election on June 10, 2014.[4]
The Cook Political Report rated Cramer's seat as "Solid Republican." Although Cramer had only been a member of the U.S. House since 2013, he defeated his Democratic challenger Pam Gulleson in 2012 by 13.2 percent, despite Gulleson having raised over $700,000 in total contributions for the election.[5] As of his 2014 April Quarterly Federal Election Commission (FEC) report, Sinner had raised only about $33,000. However, in the short time leading up to the pre-primary report, he raised close to $200,000, whereas Cramer raised only $110,000 during that same time period. Cramer remained in the lead financially, having raised a total of $843,040.07.
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Primary: 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.[6][7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: The state of North Dakota does not have voter registration requirements. To prove eligibility, voters only have to prove they have lived in the state for at least 30 days before the election.[8]
- See also: North Dakota elections, 2014
Incumbent: The incumbent heading into the election was Kevin Cramer (R), who was first elected in 2012.
North Dakota has a single at-large congressional district, which makes up the entire state.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the one congressional seat from North Dakota.
| Members of the U.S. House from North Dakota -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
Margin of victory
The margin of victory in North Dakota's U.S. House race was 17.0 percent. This was calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes.
Candidates
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General election candidates
Kevin Cramer - Incumbent
George B. Sinner
Jack Seaman
June 10, 2014, primary results
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Libertarian Primary
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Kevin Cramer Incumbent |
55.5% | 138,100 | |
| Democratic | George B. Sinner | 38.5% | 95,678 | |
| Libertarian | Jack Seaman | 5.8% | 14,531 | |
| Write-in | Write-in candidates | 0.1% | 361 | |
| Total Votes | 248,670 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Key votes
Government affairs
HR 676
Polls
General election polls
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| Poll | Kevin Cramer (R) | George Sinner (D) | Jack Seaman (L) | Undecided | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||||
| DFM Research October 13-16, 2014 | 46% | 39% | 3% | 12% | +/-4.7 | 430 | |||||||||||||
| Forum Communications September 26-October 3, 2014 | 46% | 27% | 4% | 23% | +/-5 | 505 | |||||||||||||
| WPA Opinion Research September 29-30, 2014 | 48% | 38% | 0% | 12% | +/-4.9 | 400 | |||||||||||||
| The Mellman Group, Inc. September 20-22, 2014 | 38% | 40% | 5% | 17% | +/-4.9 | 400 | |||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
- Note: A response of "0%" may indicate that a particular answer choice did not appear as an option in the given poll.
Campaign contributions
Kevin Cramer
Candidates for Congress were required to file reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Kevin Cramer's reports.[14]
| Kevin Cramer (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[15] | April 15, 2013 | $33,745.73 | $44,180.73 | $(29,101.41) | $48,825.05 | ||||
| July Quarterly[16] | July 15, 2013 | $48,825.05 | $80,394.00 | $(43,372.23) | $85,846.82 | ||||
| October Quarterly[17] | October 15, 2013 | $85,846.82 | $222,445.00 | $(68,818.81) | $239,473.01 | ||||
| Year-End[18] | January 31, 2014 | $239,473.01 | $116,178.57 | $(62,887.45) | $292,764.13 | ||||
| April Quarterly[19] | April 14, 2014 | $292,764.13 | $269,814.07 | $(58,001.23) | $504,576.97 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[20] | May 29, 2014 | $504,576.97 | $110,027.70 | $(64,662.89) | $549,941.78 | ||||
| July Quarterly[21] | July 15, 2014 | $549,941.78 | $125,648.00 | $(22,190.17) | $653,399.61 | ||||
| October Quarterly[22] | October 23, 2014 | $653,399.61 | $364,197.13 | $(550,195.84) | $467,400.90 | ||||
| Pre-General[23] | October 23, 2014 | $467,400.90 | $31,219.00 | $(334,614.29) | $164,005.61 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,364,104.2 | $(1,233,844.32) | ||||||||
George B. Sinner
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Sinner's reports.[24]
| George B. Sinner (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[25] | April 15, 2014 | $0.00 | $37,025.00 | $(3,841.20) | $33,183.80 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[26] | May 29, 2014 | $33,183.80 | $196,550.40 | $(47,121.55) | $182,612.65 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $233,575.4 | $(50,962.75) | ||||||||
Media
Kevin Cramer
Kevin Cramer released the following ad in September 2014, and it was taken off the air in early October. The ad featured Cramer's position on veterans issues, and was filmed in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, which at the time was run by the North Dakota National Guard. The ad was pulled in response to a regulation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs prohibiting any kind of political activity from taking place in a veterans cemetery.[27]
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District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Kevin Cramer (R) won election to the United States House. He defeated Pam Gulleson (D) and Eric Olson (L) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Pam Gulleson | 41.7% | 131,870 | |
| Republican | Kevin Cramer |
54.9% | 173,585 | |
| Libertarian | Eric Olson | 3.2% | 10,261 | |
| Write In | N/A | 0.2% | 508 | |
| Total Votes | 316,224 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Rick Berg won election to the United States House. He defeated Earl Pomeroy (D) in the general election.[28]
| U.S. House, North Dakota At-Large District General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rick Berg |
54.9% | 129,802 | |
| Democratic | Earl Pomeroy incumbent | 45.1% | 106,542 | |
| Total Votes | 236,344 | |||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for August 8, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ FairVote's Monopoly Politics, "2014 House Projections," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "North Dakota - Summary Vote Results," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "CRAMER, Kevin, (1961 - )," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "North Dakota...The Only State Without Voter Registration," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Inforum, "George B. Sinner to seek Democratic nomination to challenge Cramer for ND congressional seat," accessed March 18, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Jack Seaman for Congress, "Home", accessed January 24, 2014
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Kevin Cramer's Summary Report," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Cramer for Congress April Quarterly," accessed October 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Cramer for Congress July Quarterly," accessed October 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Cramer for Congress October Quarterly," accessed October 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Cramer for Congress Year-End," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Cramer for Congress April Quarterly," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Cramer for Congress Pre-Primary," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Cramer for Congress July Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Cramer for Congress October Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Cramer for Congress Pre-General," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "George B. Sinner Summary Report," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "George B. Sinner April Quarterly," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "George B. Sinner Pre-Primary," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Watchdog, "Political ad filmed in ND veterans cemetery violates rules, officials say," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
