North Dakota down ballot state executive elections, 2012

Five down ballot state executive positions were up for election in the state of North Dakota in 2012.

• North Dakota Treasurer - Kelly Schmidt (R)
• North Dakota State Auditor - Robert Peterson (R)
• North Dakota Commissioner of Insurance - Adam Hamm (R)
• North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction - Kirsten Baesler (non partisan)
• North Dakota Public Service Commission (1 officer) - Randy Christmann (R)

The primary was held on June 12, 2012 with the general election on November 6, 2012.

• Treasurer
• Auditor
• Insurance Commissioner
• Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Public Service Commissioner
• Key deadlines

Incumbent Kelly Schmidt (R) won re-election. She was first elected in 2004.

General

November 6 General election candidates:

Ross Mushik

Kelly Schmidt Incumbent

North Dakota Treasurer General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kelly Schmidt Incumbent	65.9%	197,041
	Democratic	Ross Mushik	34.1%	101,795
Total Votes				298,836
Election Results via North Dakota Secretary of State.

Primary

June 12 Democratic primary candidates:

• Ross Mushik a

June 12 GOP primary candidates:

• Kelly Schmidt a Incumbent

Incumbent Robert Peterson (R) won re-election. He was first elected in 1996.

General

November 6 General election candidates:

Scot Kelsh

Robert Peterson Incumbent

North Dakota State Auditor General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Robert Peterson Incumbent	62.6%	188,859
	Democratic	Scot Kelsh	37.4%	112,803
Total Votes				301,662
Election Results via North Dakota Secretary of State.

Primary

June 12 Democratic primary candidates:

• Scot Kelsh a Kelsh currently serves as the District 11 incumbent in the North Dakota House of Representatives.

June 12 GOP primary candidates:

• Robert Peterson a Incumbent

Incumbent Adam Hamm (R) won re-election. He was first appointed to the office in October 2007 and elected in 2008.

General

November 6 General election candidates:

Tom Potter

Adam Hamm Incumbent

North Dakota Commissioner of Insurance General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Adam Hamm Incumbent	63.3%	192,031
	Democratic	Tom Potter	36.7%	111,099
Total Votes				303,130
Election Results via North Dakota Secretary of State.

Primary

June 12 Democratic primary candidates:

• Tom Potter a

June 12 GOP primary candidates:

• Adam Hamm a Incumbent

Incumbent Wayne Sanstead (Non-partisan) did not seek re-election. He was first elected in 1984.

The position of Superintendent is non-partisan - candidates run in the same ballot column and are not identified by party. However, GOP and Democratic convention delegates chose a candidate to support.

General

November 6 General election candidates:

Tracy Potter (Did not seek Democratic convention support)

Kirsten Baesler (supported by Republican convention)

North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Non-partisan	Kirsten Baesler	55.1%	154,177
	Non-partisan	Tracy Potter	44.6%	124,807
	N/A	Write-in	0.4%	1,069
Total Votes				280,053
Election Results via North Dakota Secretary of State.

Primary

• Max Laird (D) (supported by Democratic convention)
• Tracy Potter a (D) (Did not seek Democratic convention support)
• Kirsten Baesler a (R) (supported by Republican convention)

North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction, Non-Partisan Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kristin Baesler	37.3%	41,343
Tracy Potter	32.4%	35,949
Max Laird	30.1%	33,371
Write-in	0.2%	210
Total Votes		110,873
Election Results Via: The North Dakota Secretary of State

Note: David Monson (R) was running but withdrew after losing Republican support to Baesler at the GOP convention on April 1. Keith Jacobson (R) withdrew in April, citing "personal reasons."

Incumbent Tony Clark (R) did not seek re-election.

General

November 6 General election candidates:

Brad Crabtree

Randy Christmann

Joshua Voytek

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.

Primary

June 12 Democratic primary candidates:

• Brad Crabtree a

June 12 GOP primary candidates:

• Randy Christmann a Christmann is the current District 33 incumbent in the North Dakota State Senate.

Libertarian candidates:

• Joshua Voytek a

Deadline	Event
Jan 16	Candidate filing period begins
April 13	Candidate filing period ends
April 18	Secretary of State must certify list of nominees
May 22	Deadline to file as a write-in candidate
June 12	Primary election
June 29	Deadline for the State Canvassing Board to meet
Sept 7	Deadline to file as an independent candidate
Sept 12	Deadline for Secretary of State to certify list of candidates for general election
Nov 6	General election
Nov 23	Deadline for the State Canvassing Board to meet

See also

• Statewide elections, 2012
• State executive official elections, 2012
• North Dakota state executive official elections, 2012

External links

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• North Dakota Elections