Ben Vig
Ben Vig (Democratic Party) was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 23. He assumed office in 2006. He left office in 2010.
Vig (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Dakota State Senate to represent District 29. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
In 2020, Vig filed for lieutenant governor on a joint ticket with governor candidate Shelley Lenz (D).
Biography
Vig earned his A.A. and A.S. from Bismark State College and his B.S. from Valley City State University. He is a farmer.[1]
Committee assignments
While a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, Anderson served on the following committees:
Elections
2022
See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Dakota State Senate District 29
Incumbent Terry Wanzek defeated Ben Vig in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 29 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Terry Wanzek (R) | 72.9 | 4,828 |
 | Ben Vig (D) | 26.9 | 1,785 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 6,624 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 29
Ben Vig advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 29 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Vig | 99.8 | 664 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 665 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 29
Incumbent Terry Wanzek advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 29 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terry Wanzek | 99.7 | 2,118 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 2,125 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mason Wede (R)
2020
See also: North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020
North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
Incumbent Brent Sanford defeated Ben Vig and Joshua Voytek in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brent Sanford (R) | 65.8 | 235,629 |
| Ben Vig (D) | 25.4 | 90,925 | |
 | Joshua Voytek (L) | 3.9 | 13,833 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.9 | 17,472 | ||
| Total votes: 357,859 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
Ben Vig advanced from the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Vig | 99.3 | 34,501 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 231 | ||
| Total votes: 34,732 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
Incumbent Brent Sanford defeated Joel Hylden in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brent Sanford | 89.5 | 96,119 |
| Joel Hylden | 10.2 | 10,904 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 356 | ||
| Total votes: 107,379 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
Joshua Voytek advanced from the Libertarian primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joshua Voytek | 77.6 | 705 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 22.4 | 203 | ||
| Total votes: 908 | |||
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2014
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. Incumbent Don Vigesaa and incumbent William Devlin were unopposed in the Republican primary, while Austin Langley and Ben Vig were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Vigesaa and Devlin defeated Langley and Vig in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Don Vigesaa Incumbent |
30.6% | 3,016 | |
| Republican | William Devlin Incumbent |
27.3% | 2,689 | |
| Democratic | Ben Vig | 22.3% | 2,199 | |
| Democratic | Austin Langley | 19.7% | 1,938 | |
| Total Votes | 9,842 | |||
2010
Vig lost his bid for re-election to one of two seats in District 23 of the North Dakota House of Representatives. Incumbent Don Vigesaa (R) and William Devlin (R) won the November 2 general election.[5][6]
| North Dakota State House, District 23 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Don Vigesaa (R)
|
2,771 | |||
| William Devlin (R)
|
2,351 | |||
| Ben Vig (D) | 2,277 | |||
| Erich Steven Longie (D) | 1,612 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Vig won election by finishing 2nd out of 4 candidates for District 23 of the North Dakota House of Representatives.[7]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 23 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Ben Vig (D-NPL)
|
2,280 | |||
| Don Vigesaa (R)
|
2,414 | |||
| William (Bill) Devlin (R) | 2,255 | |||
| Edward R Brownshield (D-NPL) | 2,001 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ben Vig did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ben Vig did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Smart Vote, "Rep. Vig," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed July 8, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results," accessed November 17, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2010 General Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota House of Representatives official election results for 2006
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| Preceded by ' |
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23 2006–2010 |
Succeeded by Don Vigesaa (R) William Devlin (R) |
