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North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012
 North Dakota's 2012 elections: • U.S. Senate • U.S. House • Governor • Lt. Gov • Other executive offices • State Senate • State House • Ballot measures |
The North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012, following a primary on June 12, 2012.
Jack Dalrymple & Drew Wrigley (R) Incumbent
Ryan Taylor & Ellen Chaffee (D)
Roland Riemers & Anthony Johns (L)
Paul Sorum & Russel Clarke (Con)
In 2000, Jack Dalrymple was elected Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota on the Republican ticket with John Hoeven, the party's gubernatorial candidate. The pair won re-election in 2004 and 2008. In 2010, though, Hoeven won a seat in the U.S. Senate, vacating his gubernatorial post and leaving Dalrymple, as his lieutenant governor, to serve the remainder of his four-year term. Dalrymple won election in 2012 to a four-year term of his own, on a ticket with his lieutenant governor, Drew Wrigley. After Dalrymple won the endorsement and support of the North Dakota Republican Party at its statewide convention, his only challenger, Paul Sorum, withdrew from the race.
State Senator Ryan Taylor ran with Ellen Chaffee on the Democratic ticket.[1]
Libertarian candidates Roland Riemers and Richard Ames filed their joint candidacy with the North Dakota Secretary of State, but Ames' application was missing a page and deemed invalid. Riemers ran by himself in the primary election and received more than the requisite 300 votes to appear on the general election ballot, but before Secretary of State Al Jaeger certified the results of the primary, he sought an opinion from Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. According to the state constitution, the governor and lieutenant governor must be elected on a joint ballot. Stenehjem, citing the North Dakota Century Code and the constitution, ruled that Riemers' candidacy was invalid because there was no lieutenant governor candidate on the ballot with him.[2][3]
General election
| Governor/Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jack Dalrymple & Drew Wrigley Incumbent |
63.1% | 200,525 | |
| Democratic | Ryan Taylor & Ellen Chaffee | 34.3% | 109,048 | |
| Independent | Paul Sorum & Michael Coachman | 1.7% | 5,356 | |
| Independent | Roland Riemers & Anthony Johns | 0.8% | 2,618 | |
| Total Votes | 317,547 | |||
| Election Results via North Dakota Secretary of State. | ||||
| Contents |
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| 1 Key dates |
| 2 Race background |
| 3 Race tracking |
Key dates
- Administrative deadlines were at close of business (5:00) unless otherwise noted.
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| April 13 | Candidate filing deadline |
| June 12 | Primary election |
| Nov. 6 | General election |
| Nov. 16 | Results certified |
Race tracking
- See also: Ballotpedia Election Racetracking
| 2012 Race Rankings - North Dakota Governor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Tracker | Race Rating | |||
| The Cook Political Report[4] | Safe Republican | |||
| Governing Politics[5] | Likely Republican | |||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] | Safe Republican | |||
| The Rothenberg Political Report[7] | Safe Republican | |||
| Overall Call | ||||
General election
Jack Dalrymple & Drew Wrigley (R) Incumbent
Ryan Taylor & Ellen Chaffee (D)
Roland Riemers & Anthony Johns (L)
Paul Sorum & Russel Clarke (Con)
Primary election
Democratic candidates
Republican candidates
- Jack Dalrymple & Drew Wrigley Incumbents
Former candidates
- Paul Sorum (D)
- Roland Riemers (L)
Due dates for reports
The North Dakota Secretary of State administers campaign finance law and maintains all records online.
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Candidates
Ryan Taylor and Ellen Chaffee
| Taylor for North Dakota Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Pre-Primary[8] | May 31, 2012 | $45,280.46 | $258,437.25 | $(63,967.58) | $239,750.13 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $258,437.25 | $(63,967.58) | ||||||||
Jack Dalrymple and Drew Wrigley
| Dalrymple for Governor Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Pre-primary[9] | May 31, 2012 | $709,997.97 | $530,010.40 | $(219,323.38) | $1,020,684.99 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $530,010.4 | $(219,323.38) | ||||||||
Roland Riemers
| Roland Riemers Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Pre-Primary[10] | May 29, 2012 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $(0.00) | $0.00 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $0 | $(0) | ||||||||
General election
| Governor of North Dakota, 2012 | ||||||||||||||
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| Response | Rasmussen Reports July 10-11, 2012 | Rasmussen Poll (October 17-18, 2012) | Average | |||||||||||
| Jack Dalrymple | 61% | 53% | 57% | |||||||||||
| Ryan Taylor | 26% | 39% | 32.5% | |||||||||||
| Another candidate | 1% | 2% | 1.5% | |||||||||||
| Undecided | 11% | 6% | 8.5% | |||||||||||
| Number polled | 400 | 600 | 500 | |||||||||||
| Margin of error | +/-5.0 | +/-4.0% | 4.5% | |||||||||||
| Note: 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 | ||||||||||||||
See also
External links
References
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 primary election candidate list," accessed June 8, 2012
- ↑ The Jamestown Sun, "Libertarian governor candidate won't be on the ballot," July 6, 2012
- ↑ The Jamestown Sun, "Grand Forks man running for governor won't be on ballot," July 6, 2012
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, “Governors: Race Ratings”
- ↑ Governing Politics, “Looking Ahead: The 2011-2012 Gubernatorial Landscape”, December 2, 2010
- ↑ Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball', “2011 Governor Ratings”
- ↑ Rothenberg Political Report, “Governor Ratings”
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 Pre-Primary candidate committee, Ryan Taylor," accessed July 20, 2012
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 Pre-Primary candidate committee, Jack Dalrymple," accessed July 20, 2012
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 Pre-Primary statewide candidate, Roland Riemers," accessed July 20, 2012
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