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Dwight Kiefert
2012 - Present
2028
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Dwight Kiefert (Republican Party) is a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 24. He assumed office on December 1, 2012. His current term ends on December 1, 2028.
Kiefert (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 24. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Kiefert received a diploma from Valley City High School. His professional experience includes working as a farmer, contractor and owner of Kiefert Construction.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Kiefert was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Kiefert was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Kiefert was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Human Services |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kiefert served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Human Services |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Kiefert served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Human Services |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 (2 seats)
Incumbent Dwight Kiefert and Daniel Johnston defeated Nancy Farnham and Shawn Olauson in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dwight Kiefert (R) | 33.0 | 4,779 |
| ✔ |  | Daniel Johnston (R) | 29.0 | 4,198 |
| Nancy Farnham (D) | 19.5 | 2,830 | ||
| Shawn Olauson (D) | 18.4 | 2,669 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 14,492 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 (2 seats)
Nancy Farnham and Shawn Olauson advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nancy Farnham | 50.4 | 793 | |
| ✔ | Shawn Olauson | 49.6 | 780 | |
| Total votes: 1,573 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 (2 seats)
Incumbent Dwight Kiefert and Daniel Johnston advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dwight Kiefert | 52.2 | 1,804 |
| ✔ | | Daniel Johnston | 47.1 | 1,627 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 27 | ||
| Total votes: 3,458 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 (2 seats)
Incumbent Dwight Kiefert and incumbent Cole Christensen defeated Madeline Luke and Kaitlyn Huss in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dwight Kiefert (R) | 33.0 | 3,133 |
| ✔ |  | Cole Christensen (R) | 29.7 | 2,816 |
| Madeline Luke (Independent) | 25.9 | 2,456 | ||
| Kaitlyn Huss (D) | 11.0 | 1,046 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 35 | ||
| Total votes: 9,486 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 (2 seats)
Kaitlyn Huss advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kaitlyn Huss | 97.8 | 719 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.2 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 735 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 (2 seats)
Incumbent Cole Christensen and incumbent Dwight Kiefert defeated Phillip Kleymann in the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cole Christensen | 39.3 | 1,394 |
| ✔ | | Dwight Kiefert | 33.5 | 1,188 |
| Phillip Kleymann | 26.6 | 945 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 3,548 | |||
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2020
See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 (2 seats)
Incumbent Dwight Kiefert and Cole Christensen defeated Naomi T. Muscha and Bradley Edin in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dwight Kiefert (R) | 29.3 | 3,733 |
| ✔ | | Cole Christensen (R) | 28.3 | 3,605 |
 | Naomi T. Muscha (D) | 22.6 | 2,872 | |
| Bradley Edin (D) | 19.7 | 2,509 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 12,729 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 (2 seats)
Naomi T. Muscha and Bradley Edin advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Naomi T. Muscha | 52.7 | 1,145 |
| ✔ | Bradley Edin | 46.7 | 1,014 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 2,173 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 (2 seats)
Incumbent Dwight Kiefert and Cole Christensen advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dwight Kiefert | 51.3 | 1,711 |
| ✔ | | Cole Christensen | 48.0 | 1,601 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 3,333 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Johnston (R)
2016
Elections for the North Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 11, 2016.
Daniel Johnston and incumbent Dwight Kiefert defeated Sharon Buhr and incumbent Naomi T. Muscha in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 general election.[2][3]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 24 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Daniel Johnston |
26.59% | 3,184 | |
| Republican | Dwight Kiefert Incumbent |
26.69% | 3,196 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Buhr | 23.04% | 2,759 | |
| Democratic | Naomi T. Muscha Incumbent | 23.69% | 2,837 | |
| Total Votes | 11,976 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Sharon Buhr and incumbent Naomi T. Muscha were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 24 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Sharon Buhr | |
| Democratic | Naomi T. Muscha Incumbent | |
Daniel Johnston and incumbent Dwight Kiefert were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 Republican primary.[4][5]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 24 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Daniel Johnston | |
| Republican | Dwight Kiefert Incumbent | |
2012
Kiefert ran in the 2012 election for North Dakota State House District 24. Kiefert and Myrene Peterson ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12. Kiefert and Naomi T. Muscha (D) defeated Sharon Buhr (D) and Myrene Peterson (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Naomi Muscha |
26.2% | 3,266 | |
| Republican | Dwight Kiefert |
26.2% | 3,262 | |
| Democratic | Sharon E. Buhr | 25.7% | 3,212 | |
| Republican | Myrene Peterson | 21.9% | 2,734 | |
| Total Votes | 12,474 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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2023
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In 2023, the North Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the North Dakota State Legislature was not in session. |
2021
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In 2021, the North Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 29.
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2020
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In 2020, the North Dakota State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 26.
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2018
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In 2018, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the 65th North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 27.
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2016
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2015
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In 2015, the 64th North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 6 through April 29.
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2014
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In 2014, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session. |
2013
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In 2013, the 63rd North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 8 to May 4.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 |
Officeholder North Dakota House of Representatives District 24 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Dwight Kiefert," accessed May 23, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed April 13, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results Primary Election - June 14, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 General Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
